| Title | : | The Flight of The Pearl |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Thomas Fleming |
| Release | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | U.S. History, Books, History |
| Size | : | 2739851 |
| In April 1849, seventy-six slaves - all household servants in Washington, D.C. - made a run for freedom on the schooner The Pearl. The escape was planned in part by Paul Jennings, a slave of President James Madison during and after his White House years and who later became a servant to Senator Daniel Webster. In this short-form book, New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming vividly describes the shameful circumstances that drove the slaves to flee and the unsuccessful attempts by prominent national figures - including famed educator and lawyer Horace Mann - to defend them after their capture. The incident inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
