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 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. The boldness of their carefully planned escape from slavery would be exceeded only by its brilliant execution. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501191053 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1501191055 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 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 -- The United States -- Canada -- Overseas -- Coda. |
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Genre: | Biographies. |
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Abington Community Library | 920 WOO (Text) | 50687011818195 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 05/02/2024 |
Albright Memorial Library | 920 WOO (Text)
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In Memory of Sr. John R. Finnerty
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In Memoriam of Charles M. Flaig
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Summary:
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. The boldness of their carefully planned escape from slavery would be exceeded only by its brilliant execution. 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.