Benjamin Nicholas Lawrance: 1 book
Amistad's Orphans
An Atlantic Story of Children, Slavery, and Smuggling
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The lives of six African children, ages nine to sixteen, were forever altered by the revolt aboard the Cuban schooner La Amistad in 1839. Like their adult companions, all were captured in Africa and illegally sold as slaves. In this fascinating revisionist history, Benjamin N. Lawrance reconstructs six...
