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Enslaved : the sunken history of the transatlantic slave trade / Simcha Jacobovici & Sean Kingsley ; preface by Brenda Jones.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639362387 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 332 pages, 24 pages of unnumbered plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Bad ideas -- Henry the Navigator -- Bolting the hatches -- Twisted tongues -- Bone crushers -- Sweet tooth -- Dead silence -- Freedom fighters -- The oldest slaver -- Kingdom of Loango -- Out of Africa -- Enchained -- The door of no return -- Sanctuary -- Sin city -- Africatown -- Cahuita's carpet of treasure -- Soul food -- Where do I come from? -- Roots, rock, reggae -- The yellow brick road -- Freedom ships -- Flying Africans -- The Niagra Falls -- Civil War slave army -- Let my people go -- Hope's hero -- Into Canaan -- Doing the Charleston -- A final home -- Unshackled -- The day America shook -- Hell & damnation -- Bones of contention -- Heavy metal -- The warrior -- Heroes to pirates -- Nimble puzzle pieces -- Who do you think you are? -- The devil's gun -- Anchors aweigh -- Sweet Havana -- Ship's bones -- Epilogue. Good trouble. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Diving with a Purpose. Marine archaeologists > Psychology. Shipwrecks > Atlantic Ocean. Transatlantic slave trade > History. Underwater archaeology > Atlantic Ocean. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 306.36209163 Jac | 31681010296523 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Dr. Sean Kingsley is a marine archaeologist who has explored over 350 wrecks from Israel to America. Off the UK he identified the worldâs earliest Royal African Company English âslaverâ ship. Sean writes for National Geographic and is the founder of Wreckwatch magazine about the worldâs sunken wonders. He is the author of God's Gold: A Quest for the Lost Temple Treasures of Jerusalem and Enslaved: The Sunken History of the Translatlantic Slave Trade (with Simcha Jacobovici), also available from Pegasus Books.
Simcha Jacobovici is a three-time Emmy winning Israeli/Canadian filmmaker, New York Times bestselling author and an internationally acclaimed journalist. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Religion at Huntington University, Ontario, Canada. Jacobovici was Showrunner/Director of the 6-part series Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade for which he has received numerous awards including two NAACP Image Award nominations. Enslaved is his fourth book. He divides his time between Toronto and Israel.Â
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Brenda Jones is an award-winning political communicator, speechwriter and author who worked in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC for nearly 16 years. She was the primary speechwriter and lead communications strategist for the late Rep. John Lewis. Brenda is the author of a four-book series on American political women called Queens of the Resistance. She collaborated with Rep. John Lewis on the New York Times bestseller, Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change, for which she won an NAACP Image Award. In 2022, Brenda joined the White House as Senior Presidential Speechwriter in the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
