The Flight of the Pearl
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Colonial Period (1600-1775), 19th Century
| Author: | Thomas Fleming | ISBN: | 9781612301174 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. | Publication: | January 25, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas Fleming |
| ISBN: | 9781612301174 |
| Publisher: | New Word City, Inc. |
| Publication: | January 25, 2019 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In April 1849, seventy-six slaves - all household servants in Washington, D.C. - made a run for freedom on the schooner The Pearl. The escape was planned in part by Paul Jennings, a slave of President James Madison during and after his White House years and who later became a servant to Senator Daniel Webster. In this short-form book, New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming vividly describes the shameful circumstances that drove the slaves to flee and the unsuccessful attempts by prominent national figures - including famed educator and lawyer Horace Mann - to defend them after their capture. The incident inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.
In April 1849, seventy-six slaves - all household servants in Washington, D.C. - made a run for freedom on the schooner The Pearl. The escape was planned in part by Paul Jennings, a slave of President James Madison during and after his White House years and who later became a servant to Senator Daniel Webster. In this short-form book, New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming vividly describes the shameful circumstances that drove the slaves to flee and the unsuccessful attempts by prominent national figures - including famed educator and lawyer Horace Mann - to defend them after their capture. The incident inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.
