Master slave husband wife : an epic journey from slavery to freedom / Ilyon Woo.
"In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft set out on a journey of self-emancipation like no other. They traveled openly by rail, coach, and steamship from Macon, Georgia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They could do this because Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. The boldness of thir carefully planned escape from slavery would be exceeded only by its brilliant execution. Even in Philadelphia, however, the Crafts were in danger, and so they fled farther north, to Boston. They joined the abolitionist lecture circuit alongside such prominent speaksers as William Wells Brown and Frederick Douglass. But in 1850, a new, more punitive Fugitive Slave Law put them at risk, especially because of their celebrity status. Once more they were required for freedom, this time from the United States; thier lives and thousands of others' were in peril, and the stakes were never higher. With suspense, drama, and historical rigor, Master Slave Husband Wife tells a true American love story - one that challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all - and challenges us even now." - provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501191053
- ISBN: 1501191055
- Physical Description: 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-391) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Overture -- Macon -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Charleston -- Overland -- Pennsylvania -- New England -- United States -- Canada -- Overseas -- Coda. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 20 of 65 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 12 current holds with 65 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Eden Library | 306.362 W (Text) | 31554010911476 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 03/25/2024 |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | 306.362 W (Text) | 31554010928751 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 03/25/2024 |
| Reidsville Library | 306.362 W (Text) | 31554010911484 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
