Free Downloads Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom: Or, The Escape Of William And Ellen Craft From Slavery (Dover Thrift Editions)
This compelling narrative offers a firsthand account of a couple's remarkable flight from slavery in the antebellum South. William and Ellen Craft devised a daring plan in which the light-skinned wife disguised herself as a man and the husband posed as her servant. This brief memoir recounts their journey northward in 1848, when they made their way to Philadelphia and later settled in Boston, where they were active in abolitionist circles.Originally published in 1860, the Crafts' account of their escape was an immediate success. Their story offers fascinating insights into issues of race, gender, and class in nineteenth-century America.
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (August 20, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486793486
ISBN-13: 978-0486793481
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.2 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #99,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #59 in Books > History > Americas > United States > Civil War > Abolition #103 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > United States > Civil War #267 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Ethnic & National > African-American & Black
Great story of two slaves who escaped to freedom in a unique way. He also includes other quotes of supporting slavery by some well-known people, examples of the laws and some harrowing incidents that happened to people. A horrifying look at slavery and the hope of freedom and rights. Very compelling.
This is a very short story. I read it in one night. Very interesting story, I could not stop reading until the end. Very personal true story about a couple escaping slavery for their freedom. Loved it!
Amazing story of survival. True testament to the human spirit.
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