{"product_id":"never-caught-the-story-of-ona-judge-george-and-martha-washingtons-courageous-slave-who-dared-to-run-away-young-readers-edition-reprint","title":"Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition (Reprint)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant work of US history.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping.\" --\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Accessible...Necessary.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eNever Caught \u003c\/i\u003eis the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life--now available as a young reader's edition!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation's Founding Fathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington's \"favored\" dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington's granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, along with Kathleen Van Cleve, shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErica Armstrong Dunbar \u003c\/strong\u003eis a historian and professor of African American studies at Emory University. Her first book was \u003ci\u003eA Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City\u003c\/i\u003e. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eNever Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction and a winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Award. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eShe Came to Slay\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated tribute to Harriet Tubman, and \u003ci\u003eSusie King Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e and is the coexecutive producer of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Van Cleve\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches creative writing and film at the University of Pennsylvania. She has written three books, including the award-winning middle grade novel \u003ci\u003eDrizzle\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Philadelphia with her husband and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45853399843002,"sku":"9781534416185","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_075cb833-3aa7-4502-957b-2ef213f343bc.jpg?v=1778869716","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/never-caught-the-story-of-ona-judge-george-and-martha-washingtons-courageous-slave-who-dared-to-run-away-young-readers-edition-reprint","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}