Master Slave Husband Wife
22 June 2023Imprint: Ithaka
Synopsis
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
A New York Times bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to the UK, Africa and beyond.
The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled White...
A New York Times bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to the UK, Africa and beyond.
The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled White...
Details
22 June 2023416 pages
9781804183632Imprint: Ithaka
Reviews
'Ellen and William Craft loved each other, but also loved freedom, and knew one was impossible without the other ... we readers gasp in amazement and wonder at the tragedy and triumph'Marlon James, winner of The Booker Prize
'A feat of ... storytelling, sympathy and insight'The New York Times
'Woo's history draws from a variety of sources, including the Crafts' own account, to reconstruct a 'journey of mutual self-emancipation', while artfully sketching the background of a nation careering toward civil war'The New Yorker
'Phenomenal'Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
