Master slave, husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
306.362 WOO
1 available
306.362 WOO
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Forks - Nonfiction (Adult)
306.362 WOO
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306.362 WOO
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult) | 306.362 WOO | Available |
| Forks - Nonfiction (Adult) | 306.362 WOO | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements.
Craft, Ellen.
Craft, William.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Biography.
Enslaved persons.
Fugitive slaves -- England -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves.
Multiracial women -- United States -- Biography.
Multiracial women.
Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements.
Craft, Ellen.
Craft, William.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Biography.
Enslaved persons.
Fugitive slaves -- England -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves.
Multiracial women -- United States -- Biography.
Multiracial women.
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More Details
Physical Desc
410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781501191053 (hardback), 1501191055 (hardback)
Notes
Other Title
Epic journey from slavery to freedom.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-391) and index.
Description
Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave.
Description
In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. Woo follows their journey north, and in joining the abolitionist lecture circuit. When the new Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 put them at risk, they fled from the United States. Their very existence challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all. -- Adapted from jacket