| Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Contributor(s): Craft, William (Author), Craft, Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1617206717 ISBN-13: 9781617206719 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 6" W x 9" (0.23 lbs) 62 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ellen Craft and William Craft were slaves from Macon, Georgia who escaped to the North in December 1848 by traveling openly by train and steamboat, arriving in Philadelphia on Christmas Day. She posed as a white male planter and he as her personal servant. Their daring escape was widely publicized, making them among the most famous of fugitive slaves. |