Master slave husband wife
Woo, Ilyon2023
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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:
Master slave husband wife / Ilyon Woo.
Author:
Woo, Ilyon, author
Imprint:
London : Ithaka, 2023.
Collation:
416 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781804183632 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2615776