A pile of lime-encrusted shackles discovered on the seafloor in the
remains of a ship called the Henrietta Marie, lands Michael Cottman, a
Washington, D.C.-based journalist and avid scuba diver, in the middle of
an amazing journey that stretches across three continents, from
foundries and tombs in England, to slave ports on the shores of West
Africa, to present-day Caribbean plantations. This is more than just the
story of one ship - it's the untold story of millions of people taken as
captives to the New World. Told from the author's perspective, this book
introduces young readers to the wonders of diving, detective work, and
discovery, while shedding light on the history of slavery.