The Garies and Their Friends (Paperback)

The Garies and Their Friends was written in 1857 with a preface by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Frank Webb was a black man born in Philadelphia. Being one of the nearest free cities of any size to the slave territory, it was been a sanctuary for escaping fugitive or emancipated slaves. Mr. Garies was a slave-owning Southerner. His beloved wife was once a slave. They had two mixed-race children. To escape the racism of the South and the strict laws of Georgia prohibiting freedom for the children, the family moves to Philadelphia. They moved into a white neighborhood. Here they meet their remarkable "friends," including the middle-class and black Ellis family. They soon find out that Northern racism is different and equally dangerous. The wife next door is appalled by their new mixed-race neighbors, and her husband concocts a plot to rob the Garies of their wealth.

General

Imprint:	Book Jungle
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2010
First published:	April 2010
Authors:	Frank J. Webb
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	358
ISBN-13:	978-1-4385-9522-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-4385-9522-0
Barcode:	9781438595221

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