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Amistad : the story of a slave ship / by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Sanna Stanley.
Amistad was a ship that carried African people to be sold into slavery. In 1839, the brave Africans on that ship fought back.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593432778 (library binding)
- ISBN: 0593432770 (library binding)
- ISBN: 9780593432761 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 0593432762 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Random House, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A history reader"--Cover. Originally published: New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 2005. |
| Target Audience Note: | F&P text level R. |
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| Subject: | Amistad (Schooner) Cinque. Slave rebellions > United States. Slave trade > America > History. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J 306.362 McKi (Text) | 33126024922274 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J 306.362 McKi (Text) | 33126024922258 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J 306.362 McKi (Text) | 33126024922266 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
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Tells the story of the slave ship, the Amistad, on which more than fifty kidnapped Africans revolted in order to regain their freedom. - Baker & Taylor
In 1838, hundreds of kidnapped Africans commandeered the ship Amistad during a long journey across the Atlantic so they could sail back to their homeland, in this History Reader that details an amazing chapter in American history. Simultaneous. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
Tells the story of the slave ship, the Amistad, on which more than fifity kidnapped Africans revolted in order to regain their freedom. - Random House, Inc.
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