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Author:

Bell, Richard, 1978- author.

Title:

Stolen : five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home / Richard Bell.

Edition:

First 37 INK/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Publisher:

37 INKan imprint of Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Child slaves--United States--Biography.
Kidnapping victims--United States--Biography.
Fugitive slaves--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Free African Americans--History--History--19th century.
Slavery--United States--History--19th century.
United States--History--History--19th century.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-293) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The reverse Underground Railroad -- Sanctuary city -- Black hearts -- Midnight land -- In-laws and outlaws -- The beaten way -- The body in the wagon -- The halfway house -- The lifeboat -- A living witness -- Hunting wolves -- Kidnappers all -- Conclusion: The first law of nature.

Summary:

"A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South -- and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1501169432
9781501169434

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1110127438

LCCN:

2019030319

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