Read Amistad - Books Library

Amistad

Alexs D. Pate

4.9/5 (33966 ratings)

Description:Based on the true story of the 1839 mutiny on board the Spanish slave ship, Amistad, here is the frightening sequence of events that led fifty-three young men and women - and one young nation - to seek freedom and justice for all people. Amistad is the story of Cinque, the illegally enslaved son of a Mende chief who led an uprising full of fury and courage. It is also the story of John Quincy Adams, the former American president, who reluctantly heeded the call to justice and defended Cinque in a Supreme Court trial that would alter the nation's history. And it is the story of men and women searching to find truth and to uphold the basic tenets of the American Constitution. Brilliantly narrated by award-winning novelist Alexs Pate, Amistad celebrates the human spirit's profound determination to fight, hope, and to be free.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Amistad. To get started finding Amistad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 316

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Signet

Release: 1997

ISBN: 0140272852

Description: Based on the true story of the 1839 mutiny on board the Spanish slave ship, Amistad, here is the frightening sequence of events that led fifty-three young men and women - and one young nation - to seek freedom and justice for all people. Amistad is the story of Cinque, the illegally enslaved son of a Mende chief who led an uprising full of fury and courage. It is also the story of John Quincy Adams, the former American president, who reluctantly heeded the call to justice and defended Cinque in a Supreme Court trial that would alter the nation's history. And it is the story of men and women searching to find truth and to uphold the basic tenets of the American Constitution. Brilliantly narrated by award-winning novelist Alexs Pate, Amistad celebrates the human spirit's profound determination to fight, hope, and to be free.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Amistad. To get started finding Amistad, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Amistad

Amistad

More Books

West of Rehoboth

West of Rehoboth

The Innocent Classroom: Dismantling Racial Bias to Support Students of Color

The Innocent Classroom: Dismantling Racial Bias to Support Students of Color

Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota

Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota

Losing Absalom

Losing Absalom

Finding Makeba

Finding Makeba

In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap (African American Cultural Theory and Heritage)

In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap (African American Cultural Theory and Heritage)

The Multicultiboho Sideshow: A Novel by Alexs D. Pate (2001-08-21)

The Multicultiboho Sideshow: A Novel by Alexs D. Pate (2001-08-21)

Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1994-04-01)

Losing Absalom by Alexs D. Pate (1994-04-01)

The Multicultiboho Sideshow: A Novel

The Multicultiboho Sideshow: A Novel