Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship

Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship
ISBN-10
044843900X
ISBN-13
9780448439006
Series
Amistad
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Pat McKissack

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Tells the story of the slave ship, the Amistad, on which hundreds of kidnapped Africans revolted in order to regain their freedom.

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