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About the book: \;
\n< p>One of \;The \;New York Times&rsquo\;s \;10 Best Boo ks of 2023
New York Times \;Bestseller< br />Named a best book of 2023 by \;The New Yorker\, \;Tim e\, NPR\, \;Smithsonian Magazine\, \;Boston\, Chicago Public Libra ry\, \;Oprah Daily\, and \;People
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The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft\, who escaped slavery through daring \, determination\, and disguise\, with Ellen passing as a wealthy\, disabl ed White man and William posing as &ldquo\;his&rdquo\; slave.
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In 1 848\, a year of international democratic revolt\, a young\, enslaved coupl e\, Ellen and William Craft\, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-em ancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave\, while sustain ed by their love as husband and wife\, they made their escape together acr oss more than 1\,000 miles\, riding out in the open on steamboats\, carria ges\, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North.
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Along the way\, they dodged slave traders\, militar y officers\, and even friends of their enslavers\, who might have revealed their true identities. The tale of their adventure soon made them celebri ties\, and generated headlines around the country. Americans could not get enough of this charismatic young couple\, who traveled another 1\,000 mil es criss-crossing New England\, drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day&mdash\;a mong them Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown.
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But even the n\, they were not out of danger. With the passage of an infamous new Fugit ive Slave Act in 1850\, all Americans became accountable for returning ref ugees like the Crafts to slavery. Then yet another adventure began\, as sl ave hunters came up from Georgia\, forcing the Crafts to flee once again&m dash\;this time from the United States\, their lives and thousands more on the line and the stakes never higher.
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With three epic journeys co mpressed into one monumental bid for freedom\, \;Master Slave Husband Wife \;is an American love story&mdash\;one that would challenge the n ation&rsquo\;s core precepts of life\, liberty\, and justice for all&mdash \;one that challenges us even now.
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