Stolen
Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
New York : 37 INK : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First 37 INK/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South -- and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: The reverse Underground Railroad -- Sanctuary city -- Black hearts -- Midnight land -- In-laws and outlaws -- The beaten way -- The body in the wagon -- The halfway house -- The lifeboat -- A living witness -- Hunting wolves -- Kidnappers all -- Conclusion: The first law of nature.
Subjects:
Enslaved children -- United States -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- United States -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Free African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Enslaved children -- United States -- Biography.
Kidnapping victims -- United States -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.
Free African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9781501169434
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Slavery Bel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Slavery Bel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Slavery Bel | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/19/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-293) and index.