Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780807123201 (080712320X)
Publish date: February 1st 1999
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Pages no: 136
Edition language: English
It's really easy to see why this particular slave narrative was hugely popular in its day. The Craft couple's escape from the American South makes for a dramatic story. From a historical perspective, just realizing the sheer distance between Georgia and Philadelphia in the 19th century is quite inte...