They came in chains
Subtitle: the story of the slave ships
By: by Milton Meltzer
Series: Great journeys; Great journeys (Benchmark Books (Firm))
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780761409670
Subjects: Slave trade; Sklavenhandel; Slavery; Jugendsachbuch; Geschichte; Slaves; Social conditions; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Describes the history and practice of slavery, particularly the African slave trade--its origins, growth, and demise from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient practice; title: Human cargo; title: African boy kidnapped; title: Hell on a slave ship; title: Better to die; title: or to revolt; title: Enslaved in the Americas.