Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom - Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft From Slavery

Informationen zum Autor William Craft (1825-1900) and his wife, Ellen (c.1825-91), married in slavery and fled from Georgia to Philadelphia. They settled in Boston, where they became involved in abolitionist activities. Later, the couple sought greater safety in England, where they raised their five children. Klappentext Compelling 1860 narrative of escape from slavery in which the wife disguised herself as a man and the husband posed as her servant. Fascinating insights into19th-century issues of race, gender, and class.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Craft, William Craft, William and Ellen Craft, William Craft Craft
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2014
• EAN: 9780486793481
• ISBN: 978-0-486-79348-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions: Black H
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous