Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom
Woo, Ilyon2024
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In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North. Along the way, they dodged slave traders, military officers, and even friends of their enslavers, who might have revealed their true identities. The tale of their adventure soon made them celebrities, and generated headlines around the country.
Main title:
Author:
Woo, Ilyon, author
Imprint:
London : Ithaka, 2024.
Collation:
416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781804184851 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.3620922306.362
Language:
English
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BRN:
703693