New York: Dial Books, 1995, 1995. First ed., first printing (full number line). Oblong quarto iun b&w illus jacket; (unpaged): chiefly illustrations,; 27 x 35 cm. Includes bibliographical references About near fine(-) in same jacket, with minor wear to both. Lacks the loose map. Paperback. ISBN: 0803718047; 9780803718043
Stunning illustrations in black and white. "A powerful visual record & concise narrative of the slave trade that describes life in Africa & horrifying details of slave ships. This is an important book about the slave trade. Sixty-four narrative paintings chronicle the journey of a slave ship & a historical introduction traces four centuries of slave trade." Descriptor: Africans -- Pictorial works. Slavery -- Pictorial works. Slave ships -- Pictorial works. Middle Passage -- Pictorial works. Coretta Scott King Award. Africains -- Ouvrages illustrés. Négriers (Navires) -- Ouvrages illustrés. Esclavage -- Ouvrages illustrés. Africans Slave ships Slavery American painting. Africans in art. Slavery in art. Slaves in art. illustrated books. Illustrated works Pictorial works Illustrated works. Juvenile literature. Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 1996; Jane Addams Children's Book Award Commended, 1996
