Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Cecelia and Fanny
Brad Asher
€ 35.27
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Cecelia and Fanny
Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances "Fanny" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this extraordinary link between two urban families over several decades.
Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress is a fascinating look at race relations ... Read more
Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances "Fanny" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this extraordinary link between two urban families over several decades.
Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress is a fascinating look at race relations ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813134147
SKU
V9780813134147
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Brad Asher
Brad Asher is the author of Beyond the Reservation: Indians, Settlers, and the Law in Washington Territory, 1853--1889. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Reviews for Cecelia and Fanny