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Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2007
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Summary: Slave narratives are extremely rare, with only 55 post-Civil War narratives surviving. A mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives join that exclusive group. Handed down through family and friends, they tell gripping stories of escape: Through a combination of intelligence, daring, and sheer luck, the men reached the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007