William Craft
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom - The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
With an Introductory Chapter by Frederick Douglass
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William Craft (1824-1900) and Ellen Craft (1826-1891) were American slaves from Georgia who managed to escape to the North in 1848. Disguised as a white male painter (Ellen Craft) and servant (William Craft), they travelled openly by rail and river and arrived in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. Their exploit became well known and was covered widely in the press, which put their lives in danger and resulted in the pair moving to England, where they lived for almost twenty years and raised a family. First published in 1806, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom contains their memoirs and represents one of the most influential slave narratives pub…
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William Craft (1824-1900) and Ellen Craft (1826-1891) were American slaves from Georgia who managed to escape to the North in 1848. Disguised as a white male painter (Ellen Craft) and servant (William Craft), they travelled openly by rail and river and arrived in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. Their exploit became well known and was covered widely in the press, which put their lives in danger and resulted in the pair moving to England, where they lived for almost twenty years and raised a family. First published in 1806, Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom contains their memoirs and represents one of the most influential slave narratives published prior to the Civil War. A fascinating and moving insight into the life and plight of American slaves not to be missed by those with an interest in American history. Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this classic memoir now in a new addition complete with an introductory chapter by Frederick Douglass.
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Weitere Autoren: Craft, Ellen / Douglass, Frederick
- ISBN: 978-1-5287-9112-0
- EAN: 9781528791120
- Produktnummer: 34541231
- Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'193 KB
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