Winner James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference History and ScholarshipWinner Harriet Tubman PrizeA stunning work of popular historythe story of how a crop transformed the history of slaveryA complex story crossing time and oceans National Public Radio Jori Lewiss prizewinningamp160Slaves for Peanutsamp160deftly weaves together the natural and human history of a crop that transformed the lives of millions. amp8220With elegant prose and engaging detailsamp8221 National Book Awardwinner Imani Perry Lewis reveals how demand for peanut oil in Europe ensured that slavery in Africa would persist well into the twentieth century long after the European powers had officially banned it in the territories they controlled.amp8220This informative and compassionate account unearths a littleknown chapter in the history of slavery and European imperialismamp8221 Publishers Weekly recreating a world on the coast of Africa that is breathtakingly real and unlike anything modern readers have experienced.amp160Slaves for Peanutsamp160is amp8220told in rich detail through the eyes of West African men and womenamp8221 Civil Eatsamp8212from an Africanborn French missionary harboring runaway slaves to the leader of a Wolof state navigating the politics of French imperialismamp8212who challenge our most basic assumptions of the motives and people who supported human bondage.At a time when Americans are grappling with the enduring consequences of slavery here is a new and revealing chapter in its global history.