Gripping tale of the epic 1839 voyage of the schooner Amistad and her cargo of Africans bound for slavery in the New World. The Africans revolt, seize the ship, and start for home. Are the rebellious slaves mutineers or honest men and women who sought to regain their freedom?
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit Three children, forced to alter their comfortable lifestyle when their father is taken away by strangers, move to a simple country cottage near a railway station where their days are filled with adventure.
Native American Tales and Legends by Allan A. Macfarlan More than 30 stories, including creation myths, hero tales, trickster stories, as well as tales of little people, giants, and monsters, and of magic, enchantment, sorcery, and the spirit world.
The Amistad Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland Twenty-eight meticulously rendered, ready-to-color illustrations, among them the capture of Africans in their homeland, their revolt aboard ship in Havana, and their successful defense by former U.S. President John Quincy Adams.
Great African Americans Coloring Book by Taylor Oughton Accurately rendered, ready-to-color collection of illustrations spotlights 45 remarkable individuals: Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Althea Gibson, Duke Ellington, many more. Captions.
Famous African-American Women by Cal Massey Informative coloring book highlights achievements of 45 notable women, among them Coretta Scott King, Maya Angelou, Hattie McDaniel, Toni Morrison, Ella Fitzgerald, Leontyne Price, and Shirley Chisholm. Captions.
The Story of the Underground Railroad by Peter F. Copeland Forty-four dramatically illustrated scenes tell the story of the secret network that took runaway slaves from southern states to the North and Canada between 1830 and 1860. Descriptive captions.
Story of the Civil War Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland Forty accurately detailed illustrations of important figures, historic moments in epic conflict: bombardment of Ft. Sumter, Lee's Surrender at Appomattox, Lincoln's assassination, more. Descriptive captions.
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Stephen Crane's powerful, imaginative, emotionally compelling description of war established him as a major American writer and propelled him to immediate international celebrity.
