Author's tale of the Amistad and the men who were enslaved is much more complete than the movie

"The Amistad Rebellion" is a rich, complete story of the Africans aboard the slave ship that became one of the biggest news stories in the United States in 1839-40. In Marcus Rediker's book, the 53 people who were captured take center stage, and their rebellion aboard the slave ship is the turning point in their lives -- not the courtroom drama featured so prominently in Steven Spielberg's movie about the incident. My review of the book for U-T San Diego: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/18/tp-revisiting-the-amistad/