A Slave No More, (Paperback)

from Meggo

I picked this book up on a visit to Columbus, OH, and was immediately taken with the premise - it is something that I have yet to see in a Canadian bookstore, perhaps because the slavery issue was not as combustible here. Regardless, this tale of two runaways, told in their own words, is gripping...

from GBev2008

A pretty good, but not great look at the short diaries of escaped slaves Wallace Turnage and John Washington. Their stories are interesting though not particularly well told (especially in the case of Wallace.) The earlier chapters by Blight are actually more interesting than the freed men's own ...

from JDHomrighausen

In 2006 two families approached Civil War historian David Blight with old manuscripts. They had been passed down from grandfather to granddaughter, from granddaughter to best friend for decades. Now they were donating them to a local historical society, who encouraged them to get the stories publ...

from JDHomrighausen

In 2006 two families approached Civil War historian David Blight with old manuscripts. They had been passed down from grandfather to granddaughter, from granddaughter to best friend for decades. Now they were donating them to a local historical society, who encouraged them to get the stories publ...