Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction

A startling and eye-opening look into Americaâ€™s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of â€œextraordinary gritâ€ (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of the nationâ€™s capital. In setting up his household he brought along nine slaves, including Ona Judge. As the President grew accustomed to Northern ways, there was one change he couldnâ€™t abide: Pennsylvania law required enslaved people be set free after six months of residency in the state. Rather than comply, Washington decided to circumvent the law. Every six months he sent the slaves back down south just as the clock was about to expire.

Though Ona Judge lived a life of relative comfort, she was denied freedom. So, when the opportunity presented itself one clear and pleasant spring day in Philadelphia, Judge left everything she knew to escape to New England. Yet freedom would not come without its costs. At just twenty-two-years-old, Ona became the subject of an intense manhunt led by George Washington, who used his political and personal contacts to recapture his property.

â€œA crisp and compulsively readable feat of research and storytellingâ€ (USA TODAY), historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar weaves a powerful tale and offers fascinating new scholarship on how one young woman risked everything to gain freedom from the famous founding father.
Country USA
Brand 37 Ink
Manufacturer 37 Ink
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501126413
ReleaseDate 2018-01-09
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EANs 9781501126413

Country	USA
Brand	37 Ink
Manufacturer	37 Ink
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501126413
ReleaseDate	2018-01-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501126413

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

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