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The Lost German Slave Girl : The Extraordinary True Story of the Slave Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom
The Lost German Slave Girl The Extraordinary True Story of the Slave Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom
Author: John Bailey
It is a spring morning in New Orleans, 1843. In the Spanish Quarter, on a street lined with flophouses and gambling dens, Madame Carl recognizes the face of a German girl who disappeared twenty-five years earlier. But the olive-skinned woman is a slave, with no memory of a "white" past. And yet her resemblance to her mother is striking, and she ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780871139214
ISBN-10: 0871139219
Publication Date: 12/6/2004
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed The Lost German Slave Girl : The Extraordinary True Story of the Slave Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom on + 2 more book reviews
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This was a facinating story which I could not put down. I had no idea there were terms for how "black" you were. It was just a really faciating history.
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A VERY interesting story and true too of Sally Miller and her fight for freedom in Old New Orleans.
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A very interesting easy read. It is amazing how people have changed their moral and cultural values since the time of slavery. I enjoyed the book very much.
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Fascinating. Could not put it down. A totally engaging mystery and so unbelievable that no one would ever believe it had it been written as a work of fiction.
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