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5000 miles to freedom : Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery /
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| Author |
Fradin, Judith Bloom.
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| Call Number |
j306.362 FRA |
| Publisher |
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, |
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Subject
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Craft, Ellen.
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Craft, William.
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Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
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Slaves -- Georgia -- Biography.
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Juvenile literature.
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| Title Statement |
5000 miles to freedom : Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery / by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin. |
| Additional Title |
Five thousand miles to freedom |
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Ellen and William Craft's flight from slavery |
| Description |
96 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm. |
| Summary |
Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index. |
| Awards Notes |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Contributors |
Fradin, Dennis B. |
| ISBN |
0792278860 (library bdg.) |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1045282 |