To Free a Family The Journey of Mary Walker |
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Author:
| Nathans, Sydney |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-06212-2 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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To Free a Family tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great priceâe"remorse at parting without a word, fear for her familyâe(tm)s fate.
To Free a Family tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great priceâe"remorse at parting without a word, fear for her familyâe(tm)s fate.