Slave Ship Guerrero

by Gail Swanson

Discovered during her research of British warships at the Florida Keys, historian Gail Swanson brings the story of a dramatic event to Florida maritime history. The wrecking of the laden slave ship Guerrero off Key Largo involved 561 Africans, some 90 Spanish, 56 British Royal Navy men, and Key West seafarers. The aftermath involved North Florida Indians, southern plantation owners, President John Quincy Adams, the governor of Barbados, and the settlement of freed black Americans in Africa; Liberia.

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 2005