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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.
A New York Times bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple
that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to
the UK, Africa and beyond. 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
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 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. Audiences could not get
enough of this charismatic young couple, who travelled the country
drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the
greatest abolitionists of the day. 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
the Crafts fled to England to embark upon a new life. With three
epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom,
Master Slave Husband Wife recounts both a ground-breaking quest for
liberty and justice, and an unforgettable love story.
Ilyon Woo's "The Great Divorce" is a dramatic, richly textured
narrative history of early America's most infamous divorce case. A
young mother singlehandedly challenged her country's notions of
women's rights, family, and marriage itself--all in a bid to win
back her kidnapped children from the celibate, religious sect known
as the Shakers. Pulling together the pieces of this saga from
crumbled newspapers, Shaker diaries, and long-forgotten letters,
Woo delivers the first full account of Eunice Chapman's epic
five-year struggle. A moving story about the power of a mother's
love, "The Great Divorce" is also a memorable portrait of a rousing
challenge to the values of a young nation.
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