The Amistad Rebellion
An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom

Just have time to write a brief review now. I knew about the Amistad mutiny from the 1997 film starring Djimon Hounsou as Cinque, the leader of the rebels who took control of the Spanish slave ship "Amistad." The author focused on the Africans. It was their determination to free themselves and retu......more

Most people know about the Amistad, if they know of it at all, from Spielberg's 1997 movie. But there is much more to the story, and no one is better suited to tell it than University of Pittsburgh historian Marcus Rediker, whose previous book looked at the transatlantic slave trade through the devi......more

Marcus Rediker's The Amistad Rebellion provides a fresh perspective on that most famous of slave revolts: the mutiny aboard a Spanish slave ship that became a cause celebre when its participants were captured and tried by the American government on charges of piracy and murder. Rediker (The Slave Sh......more

A somehow different account as it happened in so many different places. Interior and litoral of Africa, Brazil, EUA, Haiti and Canada. Quite a journey, isn't it? Still a very short autobiography. The poor fellow suffered a lot indeed. The book tells about a anonymous panphlet: "No Rum! No Sugar! or, t......more

Wow! This was an exceptional read. I was not well versed in this horrific historic event; this book was a great way to learn. I would recommend this read to anyone looking to expand their understanding of the complex and tragic slave trade.......more