Title Amistad's orphans : an Atlantic story of children, slavery, and smuggling / Benjamin N. Lawrance

Published New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction: The Orphans of La Amistad -- "Most Favourite Cargoes" -- The Origins of Amistad's Orphans -- The Enslavements of Amistad's Orphans -- The Journeys of Amistad's Orphans -- The Liberations of Amistad's Orphans -- The Return of Amistad's Orphans -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Chronology Summary "The story of six children who were stolen from their homes in Africa and sold into slavery across the Atlantic in 1839. They were transported by ship from West Africa to Cuba to the United States, and after protracted legal struggles they returned to Africa to restart their lives"-- Provided by publisher "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 entwined stories and brings them to the forefront of the Amistad conflict. Through eyewitness testimonies, court records, and the children's own letters, Lawrance recounts how their lives were inextricably interwoven by the historic drama, and casts new light on illegal nineteenth-century transatlantic slave smuggling"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Amistad (Schooner) SUBJECT Amistad (Schooner) fast Subject Enslaved children -- History -- 19th century Children -- Africa -- History -- 19th century Orphans -- Africa -- History -- 19th century Slave trade -- Africa -- History -- 19th century Slave trade -- America -- History -- 19th century Human smuggling -- Africa -- History -- 19th century Human smuggling -- America -- History -- 19th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery. HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century. Enslaved children Children Human smuggling Orphans Slave trade Africa America Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2014010385 ISBN 9780300210439 0300210434

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