Slave Ship: The Story of the Henrietta Marie

by George Sullivan

Black-and-white photographs capture some of the many artifacts recovered from an underwater archaeological excavation of the wreck of the Henrietta Marie, a slave ship that had sunk in a storm after dropping off its human cargo in Jamaica.

80 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

George Sullivan is a best-selling nonfiction author with more than 100 books to his credit. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Ian McHugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

An engaging story of marine archaeology and slavery. The book covers one slave ship - The Henrietta Marie - from England to West Africa to the Caribbean and then to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico off Key West. The comprehensive nature of the story of this single vessel to illustrate the entirety of the slave trade would be useful as an extension read for KS3.