{"product_id":"the-amistad-rebellion-isbn-9780143123989","title":"The Amistad Rebellion","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Vividly drawn . . . this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for—and won—their freedom.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique account of the most successful slave rebellion in American history, now updated with a new epilogue—from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this powerful and highly original account, Marcus Rediker reclaims the \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e rebellion for its true proponents: the enslaved Africans who risked death to stake a claim for freedom. Using newly discovered evidence and featuring vividly drawn portraits of the rebels, their captors, and their abolitionist allies, Rediker reframes the story to show how a small group of courageous men fought and won an epic battle against Spanish and American slaveholders and their governments. The successful \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e rebellion changed the very nature of the struggle against slavery. As a handful of self-emancipated Africans steered their own course for freedom, they opened a way for millions to follow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes a new epilogue about the author's trip to Sierra Leona to  search for Lomboko, the slave-trading factory where the \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e Africans were incarcerated\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e and other relics and connections to the \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e rebellion, especially living local memory of the uprising and the people who made it. “Gripping...Superb...As Marcus Rediker’s new book reminds us, the place of the [Amistad] rebellion in popular memory hasn’t always been secure.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The great strength of this work—aside from Rediker’s vivid style as a writer and meticulous research—is that he brings the Amistad Africans back to center stage where they have often been pushed to the side.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Vividly drawn…this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for—and won—their freedom.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spectacularly researched and fluidly composed, this latest study offers some much needed perspective on a critical yet often overlooked event in America’s history.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A totally enthralling account of the Amistad rebellion and its place in the broader American story of revolt against a great threat to liberty.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A first-rate example of history told from the bottom up.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rediker takes a fresh approach to the \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e rebellion by focusing on the Africans who revolted rather than on the American political and judicial response, which takes the central place in most previous works.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker \u003c\/b\u003eis the Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Pittsburgh.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302377050341,"sku":"NP9780143123989","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143123989.jpg?v=1767738073","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-amistad-rebellion-isbn-9780143123989","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}