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- ISBN 9780749015978
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 17 Apr 2014
- Publisher: Allison & Busby
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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THE GRIPPING NOVEL BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF SLAVERY
In 1839, fifty-three African slaves staged a bloody mutiny on board the Amistad, a Spanish slave ship from Cuba. Their success was short-lived as the slaver was intercepted by the American Navy and towed to Connecticut where the slaves were held for deportation. But instead of sending them back to Cuba, the fledgling Abolitionist movement forced a series of trials, culminating in their defence in the Supreme Court by former President John Quincy Adams.
This powerful dramatisation of one of America's first battles for civil rights brings flesh, bone and emotion to what has been little more than a footnote in history. Torn from their homes, sold into slavery and faced with a terrible future, this moving novel evokes the fight, courage and hope of a people determined to be free.
David Pesci has been a professional writer since 1987. His work has appeared in the New York Times and the National Review. Amistad was Pesci's first novel and became an instant bestseller.
