Maybe Giles Milton"s *White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves* (NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005) might be of interest. HG > Slavery has been practiced by probably every culture and race on earth, > at some time. Probably most have been the victims of slavery, too. And > cannibalism was found in almost all cultures, if you go far enough back. > Sometimes for food, more often for a ritual purpose. Or both. > > Nancy > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html