The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie An African American's Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship's Past |
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Author:
| Cottman, Michael H. Cottman, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-0-517-70328-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1998 |
Publisher: | The Crown Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Crown |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $23.00 |
Book Description:
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When prize-winning journalist and avid scuba diver Michael Cottman participated in an underwater expedition to survey the sunken wreck of a slave ship off the coast of Florida, he was overwhelmed by powerful feelings of kinship and oneness with his African ancestors. As he held in his hands the very shackles that once had bound men, women, and children in their tortured passage from their African homeland to America, Michael Cottman became determined to tell their stories and the story...
More DescriptionWhen prize-winning journalist and avid scuba diver Michael Cottman participated in an underwater expedition to survey the sunken wreck of a slave ship off the coast of Florida, he was overwhelmed by powerful feelings of kinship and oneness with his African ancestors. As he held in his hands the very shackles that once had bound men, women, and children in their tortured passage from their African homeland to America, Michael Cottman became determined to tell their stories and the story behind the ship that had carried them away from all they knew and loved. The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie is a fascinating look at one man's quest to reconstruct the journey of a British slave ship with all the detail and accuracy available to us at the end of the twentieth century.