Never Caught
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Never Caught

by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

2017•Biography•253 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is weighty, emotional and original. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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"A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away,"--NoveList.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalDocumentaryRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Fugitive slavesRelations with slavesSlavesBiographySlaveryAfrican American womenHistoryWashington, george, 1732-1799

Details

Author
Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Published
2017
Pages
253
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