They Came in Chains: The Story of the Slave Ships cover

They Came in Chains: The Story of the Slave Ships

Author: Meltzer, Milton

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 8.1
Points 2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 12533
Points per Word 0.00016
Page Count 96
Points per Page 0.020833
Series Great Journeys (Marshall Cavendish)

Description

This book describes the history and practice of slavery, particularly the African slave trade-its origins, growth, and demise from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries.