ISBN:
9781501191053
Language:
English
Pages:
410 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln
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Illustrationen, 1 Karte
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24 cm
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.362092273
Keywords:
Craft, Ellen
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Craft, William
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Geschichte
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Abolitionismus
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Sklave
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Georgia
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Craft, William
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Craft, Ellen
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Fugitive slaves / United States / Biography
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Fugitive slaves / England / Biography
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Slaves / Georgia / Biography
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Racially mixed women / United States / Biography
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Abolitionists / United States / Biography
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Antislavery movements / History / 19th century
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Biographies
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Biographies
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Biografie
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Biografie
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Biografie
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Craft, William 1826-1900
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Craft, Ellen 1826-1891
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Georgia
;
Sklave
;
Abolitionismus
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave
Abstract:
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. 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. -- Adapted from jacket
Description / Table of Contents:
Overture -- Macon -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Charleston -- Overland -- Pennsylvania -- New England -- The United States -- Canada -- Overseas -- Coda
