The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom by Marcus Rediker

The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom

Marcus Rediker

304 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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On June 28, 1839, the Spanish slave schooner Amistad set sail from Havana on a routine delivery of human cargo. On a moonless night, after four days at sea, the captive Africans rose up, killed the captain, and seized control of the ship. They att...

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