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Author:
Grayson, Robert, 1951-
Title:
The Amistad / by Robert Grayson.
Publisher:
ABDO Pub.,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
112 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Amistad (Schooner)--Juvenile literature.
Slave insurrections--United States--Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements--United States--Juvenile literature.
Slave trade--America--History--Juvenile literature.
Slave insurrections--Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements--Juvenile literature.
Slave trade--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
"Essential library"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 104, 106-108) and index.
Contents:
In freedom's wake -- High stakes on the high seas -- Awakening a nation's conscience -- Rallying support -- Strategic moves -- Building a defense -- Opening shots -- Second round -- Final word.
Summary:
Provides a brief history of the captured and enslaved Africans who mutinied to protect themselves and the legal battle that ensued in the United States over their guilt or freedom.
Series:
Essential events
ISBN:
1617147613
9781617147616
OCLC:
(OCoLC)663953095
LCCN:
2010044662
Locations:
SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

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