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The daring escape of Ellen Craft / by Cathy Moore ; illustrations by Mary O'Keefe Young.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Cathy, 1961-
- Series:
- On my own history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Craft, Ellen--Juvenile literature.
- Craft, Ellen.
- Craft, William--Juvenile literature.
- Craft, William.
- Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Fugitive slaves.
- Fugitive slaves--England--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Enslaved persons--Georgia--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Enslaved persons.
- England.
- Georgia.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- Literature.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- Ellen and William Craft were slaves determined to escape to freedom. Their daring plan involved Ellen traveling as a white male slave master with William as her slave. Risking everything, they embarked on their journey from Georgia on December 21, 1848. The difficult trip ended with the couple arriving safely in Philadelphia on Christmas Day.
- Contents:
- "On December 21, 1848, Ellen Craft slipped out into the cold, dark night and took her first steps toward freedom. Ellen and her husband, William, had a daring plan to escape from slavery. Posing as a white man, Ellen hoped to travel north as William's slave master. If anyone discovered her, she'd be severely punished. But Ellen was willing to risk everything
- even death
- to be free."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 48).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0876144628
- 9780876144626
- 0876147872
- 9780876147870
- 0876140916
- 9780876140918
- OCLC:
- 45909303
- Publisher Number:
- 99990734193
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