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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
On an 1843 spring morning in New Orleans' Spanish Quarter, a woman recognizes a German girl who disappeared twenty-five years earlier. She is now a slave, with no memory of her family's perilous journey from their German village. This tour de force of investigative history is a fascinating exploration of slavery and its laws, a reconstruction of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780732911928
ISBN-10: 0732911923
Pages: 268
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Book Type: Hardcover
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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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