Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft - Softcover

Craft, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1480130710 ISBN 13: 9781480130715

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft. By William Craft

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Book Description

This compelling narrative, first published in 1860, recounts how William Craft (c.1825–1900) and his wife Ellen (c.1825–1891) courageously escaped from slavery in America. The work traces their flight from Georgia to find freedom in the north and, later, in England.

About the Author

In 1848 William and Ellen Craft made one of the most daring and remarkable escapes in the history of slavery in America. With fair-skinned Ellen in the guise of a white male planter and William posing as her servant, the Crafts traveled by rail and ship--in plain sight and relative luxury--from bondage in Macon, Georgia, to freedom first in Philadelphia, then Boston, and ultimately England. William Craft (1821-1900) and Ellen Craft (1826-1891) returned to the United States after the Civil War. For the rest of their lives, often at great personal risk, they worked to improve conditions for African Americans in the South.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1480130710
• ISBN 13: 9781480130715
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 90