Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Physical Desc
410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) portraits, map ; 24 cm.
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South Routt Library District - Oak Creek - NONFICTION | Local Library Checkout Only | 921 CRA | On Shelf | |
Baca Grande Public Library - NONFICTION | Book | 306.36 WOO | On Shelf | |
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LC Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Biographies.
Biography.
Craft, Ellen.
Craft, William.
Racially mixed women -- United States -- Biography.
Slaves -- England -- Biography.
Slaves -- Georgia -- Biography.
Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Biographies.
Biography.
Craft, Ellen.
Craft, William.
Racially mixed women -- United States -- Biography.
Slaves -- England -- Biography.
Slaves -- Georgia -- Biography.
Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2023.
Format
Book, Local Library Checkout Only
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-391) and index.
Description
"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 American 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 out in the open on 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. Americans could not get enough of this charismatic young couple, who traveled another 1,000 miles criss-crossing New England, drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day—among them Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown. But even then, they were not out of danger. With the passage of an infamous new Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, all Americans became accountable for returning refugees like the Crafts to slavery. Then yet another adventure began, as slave hunters came up from Georgia, forcing the Crafts to flee once again—this time from the United States, their lives and thousands more on the line and the stakes never higher." --publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Woo, I. (2023). Master slave husband wife: an epic journey from slavery to freedom (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woo, Ilyon. 2023. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woo, Ilyon. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom Simon & Schuster, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Woo, Ilyon. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition, Simon & Schuster, 2023.
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