Stolen - Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home

A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South--and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught.t.

About the author

Richard Bell teaches Early American history at the University of Maryland. He has received several teaching prizes and major research fellowships including the National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award. His first book, We Shall Be No More: Suicide and Self-Government in the Newly United States, was published in 2012. He is also the author of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Bell, Richard Bell
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781501169441
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-6944-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 211 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Series: A True Story about Slavery in America
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, True Crime, TRUE CRIME / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people, Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery