Between Blood and Gold

“Providing a wealth of data on a neglected, long-forgotten compensation drive whose moral and philosophical foundations run counter to current beliefs, this [magisterial study spanning several countries and decades] makes an important contribution to understanding compensations and reparations.”• Choice

“This very well organized monograph… is well researched and brings to the forefront the  complex issue of compensation within the  abolition debate. Pleasant to read, this monograph will excite both students and scholars interested in the history of slavery and emancipation.”• Journal of Social History

“Many decades from now, this book will still be the best source for the various forms that compensation took, the monetary component, who paid the bill, and who were the ultimate beneficiaries…a superb piece of scholarship.”• Journal of Interdisciplinary History

“Beauvois has written the definite comparative study of compensating masters as part of a quid pro quo for emancipating their slaves…meticulously researched and well argued.”• The North Carolina Historical Review

“Between Blood and Gold is an excellent work of scholarship on an important historical topic. It contains a considerable amount of new information on the subject that is not easily available, detailing the political and economic background that led to payments to slave owners—never to slaves—in many colonies and nations, as well as the philosophical, moral, and legal contexts of these decisions.”• Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester