Feeding the Ghosts
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0060955937 / Publisher: Harper Collins, April 2000
A woman tossed off a slave ship because she is suspected of carrying disease sneaks back aboard the ship and tries to rally the crew to rebel against their captives. Reprint.
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Inspired by a true story, this book chronicles an incident of courage and rebellion that took place aboard a disease-riddled slave ship returning from Africa. The vessel is named Zong, and when illness threatens to infect all on board, the ship's captain orders his crew to seize the sick men, women, and children and throw them into the sea. But one female slave, Mintah, survives drowning and secretly climbs back onto the ship. From her hiding place, she attempts to rouse the remaining captives to rebel against the killings, becoming a dangerous force on the ship.
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