01131cam a2200289 4500 1162308017 TxAuBib 20000703120000.0 981006s2000||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 98047456 9780761409670 lib. bdg. 076140967X lib. bdg. TxAuBib Meltzer, Milton, 1915- They came in chains : the story of the slave ships / Milton Meltzer. New York : Benchmark Books, 2000. 96 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Great journeys Includes bibliographical references and index. Describes the history and practice of slavery, particularly the African slave trade--its origins, growth, and demise from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries. 20000703. Slavery United States History. Slave trade United States History. Slaves United States Social conditions. Great journeys. TXKIP