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127 pp.
| National
| January, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-1-4263-2663-9$17.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-2664-6$27.90
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The ship Henrietta Marie transported enslaved Africans from 1698 until its sinking in 1700. The African American author traces the ship's path from port to port; visits Key West, Florida, where its remains were found; and reflects on ways his own identity is interlaced with the history he's uncovered. Vivid narrative details and color photos make the story memorable. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.