Never Caught, the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away

Author/Creator:

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong, author

Publication/Creation:

New York : Aladdin, 2019

Format:

Book

Edition:

Young readers edition.
First Aladdin hardcover edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Never Caught, the story of Ona Judge : George and Martha Washington's courageous slave who dared to run away / by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve

Related/Included Titles:

Prologue --
The escape --
America's daughter --
Mount Vernon --
The new country --
The list --
The first trip north --
A short stay in Philadelphia --
New York --
Surviving --
The President's house --
The Gradual Abolition Act --
A six-month clock --
A free black community --
Yellow fever --
A granddaughter's wish --
Expectations --
The planning --
The Nancy --
New Hampshire: live free or die! --
Elizabeth Langdon --
The lawbreaker --
The negotiator --
Mrs. Staines --
One last try --
Greenland --
The Washingtons --
The survivor --
Epilogue --
Ona Judge's interview with the Granite Freeman.

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Van Cleve, Kathleen, author

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Biography
Biographies

Subjects:

Judge, Oney--Juvenile literature
Washington, George,1732-1799--Relations with Enslaved persons--Juvenile literature
Washington, Martha,1731-1802--Relations with Enslaved persons--Juvenile literature
Judge, Oney.--Juvenile literature
Enslaved persons--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Fugitive enslaved persons--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century--Juvenile literature
Fugitive enslaved persons--United States--Biography.--Juvenile literature

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Prologue -- The escape -- America's daughter -- Mount Vernon -- The new country -- The list -- The first trip north -- A short stay in Philadelphia -- New York -- Surviving -- The President's house -- The Gradual Abolition Act -- A six-month clock -- A free black community -- Yellow fever -- A granddaughter's wish -- Expectations -- The planning -- The Nancy -- New Hampshire: live free or die! -- Elizabeth Langdon -- The lawbreaker -- The negotiator -- Mrs. Staines -- One last try -- Greenland -- The Washingtons -- The survivor -- Epilogue -- Ona Judge's interview with the Granite Freeman.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252).

Summary:

"A National Book Award Finalist for Non-Fiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom. Now in a Young Readers Edition"--
On Saturday, May 21, 1796, Ona Judge, a twenty-two-year-old slave of President George Washington and his wife, Martha, escaped the president's Philadelphia mansion and never looked back. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge grew up in the shadows, both at the Washingtons' residence and in the first few decades of our new country. But times were changing. Although George Washington held incredibly conflicted views on the institution of slavery, more and more citzens and political figures were becoming vocal opponents of slavery in the United States. After moving north with the Washingtons and interacting with Philadelphia's large free black community, Ona observed what freedom could be like. Martha Washington's decision to give Ona to her graddaughter as a wedding gift propelled Ona into action. She knew she had to leave, risking everything - including her life - if she wanted to live as a free person. In this Young Readers edition of the National book Award Finalist Never caught, authors Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve provide an intimate glimpse into the life of Ona Judge, from her childhood to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters to her ultimate escape to New Hampshire. Readers will learn more about this little-known but powerful figure in history and Ona's incredible journey to freedom. --

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xviii, 252 pages : map, facsimiles ; 22 cm

Awards:

A Junior Library Guild Selection.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937908699002486

ISBN:

9781534416178
153441617X
9781534416185
1534416188

OCLC Number:

1052905141

Barcode:

010003573630