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John Bailey (4) (1944–)

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Was Sally Miller a German woman illegally enslaved as a child or a black woman trying to "pass" and escape the bonds of slavery?
 
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blueskygreentrees | 14 andra recensioner | Jul 30, 2023 |
For nonfiction this is quite the page turner. The author I includes just enough background along with the story to keep the account flowing. An amazing story of a slave girl because she appears white and is recognized as a long lost relative makes a legal claim to freedom with the help of the German community in New Orleans.
 
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bness2 | 14 andra recensioner | Aug 20, 2021 |
The author, John Bailey who is a lawyer, started out writing a book on the legalities of slavery in the Southern states running up to the Civil War, and in the course of his research came across the story of the lost German slave girl. That historical woman took over his imagination and his book and this is the result. It's a fascinating and bittersweet story, and has much of the writer's research results all through it. No one could do that research or read this book and ever again claim that slaves had any legal rightss, any dignity, or even humanity under Southern slavery, where slaveowners were protected to the nth. Many a twist and turn in this narrative.… (mer)
 
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MarthaHuntley | 14 andra recensioner | Apr 10, 2015 |
I enjoyed this book. I bought it as my great great grandfather worked on this journey with Stuart. But the story of Stuart (although I had read some previous works talking about his struggles) makes me think of the difficult life he lead, and how alcohol ruined him in the end. He seemed to me a sad lonely man, but a wonderful explorer and great story and achievement.
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Dharma05 | 1 annan recension | Apr 5, 2014 |

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½ 3.7
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19
ISBN
176
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