Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy

Shackles From the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past, and a Rich Legacy
Michael Cottman

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DEDICATION

For my daughter, Ariane

We have hurdled waves together in the Pacific Ocean, snorkeled in the Gulf of Mexico, smiled at parrotfish in the Caribbean Sea, and talked about life along the Chesapeake Bay. What wonderful father-daughter memories. Embrace your sense of adventure and continue to explore the world’s magnificent waterways, where you will always find peace. You are a blessing. Love, Dad.

A NOTE ABOUT LANGUAGE

As you retrace the route of the Henrietta Marie slave ship, the journey to faraway ports of call will also reveal an unpleasant side of history: Racial epithets spoken by slave traders to identify enslaved African people were uncovered in historical records and are presented in quotations. In the pages of this book, we offer an uncensored and sometimes uncomfortable portrayal of slavery in the 17th century to educate and enlighten young readers.

CONTENTS

Cover (#u961d68cc-14fb-502e-9f0a-e64f99f0792d)

Title Page (#u7b8754c8-452c-5fa1-8da7-1e3074e222eb)

Copyright (#uafdcc62c-01a9-53cb-afd2-2319b1cea197)

Dedication (#uea0e4b08-96aa-5fef-b548-6f9d4aba5447)

A Note About Language (#ue90719c2-75b1-5b4d-b98b-0935614f9ac4)

Foreword (#ufcbcce9b-9365-5264-bd9f-6e6d73df563d)

Timeline of the Henrietta Marie (#u0c256d8f-962b-5610-86db-d3fde33ce491)

Map of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (#uc3ebb22b-cfe0-508a-b430-cac845d74153)

Prologue (#ue004f9ec-3d54-5c97-af57-e32464a2dccd)

Chapter 1 (#u89a5e1b3-a27c-5cb2-83dc-3f74872f9725)

Chapter 2 (#u524b9016-b482-5736-8bd6-49efb84c7bd9)

Chapter 3 (#uf68d4a07-21fc-5d7a-bda4-2664dfea2e3e)