Download or read book Hidden Chains written by John Charlton and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North East England is rarely associated with the African slave trade, but research has shown that the region was inextricably involved in that shocking state-sanctioned traffic in human beings. This title reveals the links between some of the North East's wealthiest, most prominent families and the plantations of the New World.