Amistad - by David Pesci (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In 1839, 53 African slaves staged a rebellion on board the slave ship "Amistad", and were held for trail in the United States. The fate of the slaves, hanging in the balance between the pro-slavery government and the abolitionist movement, makes a riveting story of hope against impossible odds and the will to be free. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Amistad </em>is the powerfully re-imagined history of one of the country's first battles for civil rights. In 1839 fifty-three enslaved Africans, led by a Mende rice farmer named Singbe-Pieh, staged a bloody rebellion on board the <em>Amistad</em>, a Spanish slaver from Cuba. The <em>Amistad </em>was intercepted by U.S. navy officers and towed to port in New London, Connecticut, where the Africans were held for trial in New Haven. Led by President Van Buren, the pro-slavery American government maintained that the Africans were Spanish property and should by returned to Havana to be tried for murder, but members of the fledgling abolitionist movement forced a series of trials to win their freedom, culminating at the Supreme Court, where the Amistads were defended by former President John Quincy Adams.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Pesci has written for The New York Times, The National Review and other regional newspapers and specialty magazines. Amistad is his debut novel.
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