by William Owens · Presses de la Cité · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782258048928
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«Les mutinés de l'Amistad» is the historical novel by William Owens, published by Presses de la Cité in paperback (347 pages, in French).
In 1839, African captives on the slave ship Amistad, bound for Cuba, rebel and take control; unable to navigate, they reach the United States. There, the conflict between slaveholders and abolitionists turns the captives' defense into a celebrated cause that inspired the movie by Steven Spielberg.
The book was published on January 15, 1998; the edition has 347 pages and the text is in French.
For readers interested in the history of slavery, abolitionist movements, and real episodes that have inspired great movies.
William Arthur Owens is a retired admiral of the United States Navy and who served as the third vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1994 to 1996. Since leaving the military in 1996, he served as an executive or as a member of the board of directors of various companies, including Nortel Networks Corporation.
