Black Odyssey : The Case of the Slave Ship Amistad

by Cable, Mary

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1977. Clean, tight copy with no writing or markings. The spine is not creased. Not an Ex-Library Book. Trade Paperback. Number Line: 5 7 9 10 8 6. 183 Pages. Measures 5" x 7-3/4". 1997 printing. Includes maps, an extensive Index, a Bibliography, two Appendixes, and a brief biography of the author. "The unbelievable true story of the Amistad - a nineteenth-century slave ship taken over by its captives. . . A piece of history readable as a novel.should not be missed. . . A strange, unnerving affair. . . a horror tale narrated coolly and effectively.". Soft Cover. Very Good.

Book summary

The true story of the Spanish slave ship Amistad, which was taken over by mutineers before being captured off the coast of the New England coast in 1839. The legal and diplomatic struggle between Spain, the United States, and Great Britain over the fate of the captured slaves climaxed in one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of the early 19th century, and has been depicted in the motion picture "Amistad".