A history of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to land on US soil, told through the stories of its survivors – the last documented survivors of any slave ship – whose lives diverged and intersected in profound ways.
A remarkably wide-ranging book taking in everything from science to soft drinks to show how slavery’s insidious hand wormed its way into the very fabric of American life.
An extraordinary story ... With her research and her sympathetic writing, Durkin has rescued the survivors of the Clotilda from such ignominy. The Survivors of the Clotilda is a gripping account of one of the most despicable events in U.S. history.
Acknowledging her debt to her predecessors, and sometimes correcting earlier misconceptions, Ms. Durkin adds her own meticulous research and relates the story in ample and affecting detail ... By turns horrifying and inspiring, it is a story that bears retelling.
