Stolen : five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home
(2019)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
306.362097/BELL,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : 37 INK ; Simon & Schuster, 2019
©2019
©2019
EDITION
First 37 INK/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781501169434, 1501169432 :, 1501169432, 9781501169434
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Introduction: The reverse Underground Railroad -- Sanctuary city -- Black hearts -- Midnight land -- In-laws and outlaws -- The beaten way -- The body in the wagon -- The halfway house -- The lifeboat -- A living witness -- Hunting wolves -- Kidnappers all -- Conclusion: The first law of nature
"A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South -- and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught"--