Review of Amistad (1997) by Sean Wilentz for The New Republic — 22 Apr 2009
Dwarfed by the enormity of what it means to illustrate, the diffuse Amistad divides its energies among many concerns: the pain and strangeness of the captives' experience, the Presidential election in which they become a factor, the stirrings of civil war, and the great many bewhiskered abolitionists and legal representatives who argue about their fate.
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This review of Amistad (1997) was written by Sean Wilentz and published by The New Republic on 22 Apr 2009.
Amistad has generally received positive reviews.
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