New York Times Bestseller 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. In 1848, a year of international
democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William
Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in
American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by
their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together
across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats,
carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the
free states of the North. Along the way, they dodged slave traders,
military officers, and even friends of their enslavers, who might
have revealed their true identities. The tale of their adventure
soon made them celebrities, and generated headlines around the
country. Americans could not get enough of this charismatic young
couple, who traveled another 1,000 miles criss-crossing New
England, drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some
of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day--among them
Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown. But even then, they
were not out of danger. With the passage of an infamous new
Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, all Americans became accountable for
returning refugees like the Crafts to slavery. Then yet another
adventure began, as slave hunters came up from Georgia, forcing the
Crafts to flee once again--this time from the United States, their
lives and thousands more on the line and the stakes never higher.
With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for
freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story--one
that would challenge the nation's core precepts of life, liberty,
and justice for all--one that challenges us even now.
General
| Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Ilyon Woo
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
416 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5011-9106-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5011-9106-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781501191060 |
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