To free a family : the journey of Mary Walker

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Label

To free a family : the journey of Mary Walker

Title remainder

the journey of Mary Walker

Statement of responsibility

Sydney Nathans

Creator

• Nathans, Sydney
• trueNathans, Sydney

Subject

• trueAfrican American women
• African American women -- Massachusetts | Cambridge -- Biography
• Cambridge (Mass.) -- Biography
• trueCambridge, Massachusetts
• trueFamily reunions
• Family reunions -- Massachusetts | Cambridge -- History -- 19th century
• trueFugitive slaves
• Fugitive slaves -- Northeastern States -- Biography
• trueHistory writing -- United States -- African American | Enslavement
• Orange County (N.C.) -- Biography
• trueOrange County, North Carolina
• trueSlaves
• Walker, Mary, -1872
• Walker, Mary, -1872 -- Family
• trueWalker, Mary, d. 1872
• trueWomen slaves
• Women slaves -- North Carolina | Orange County -- Biography
• true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900

Genre

• trueHistory writing
• trueBiography

Language

eng

Summary

Chockfull of fascinating people engaged in a venture both risky and affecting. When the fugitive slave Mary Walker finds refuge with the Lesleys in Pennsylvania, their lives, their families, and their circle of friends become deeply involved in the general cause and the specific mission-to secure the freedom of Walker's mother and her children

Tone

• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 306.3/62092
• B

Index

index present

LC call number

E450.W322

LC item number

N37 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult