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Ona Judge outwits the Washingtons : an enslaved woman fights for freedom
- Title
- Ona Judge outwits the Washingtons : an enslaved woman fights for freedom / by Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Simone Agoussoye.
- Author
- Hooks, Gwendolyn
- Publication
- North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, 2019.
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc+ F 19-404 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm.
- Summary
- "Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's Mansion in Philadelphia. Ona fled to New Hampshire and started a new life. But the Washingtons wouldn't give up easily. After her escape, Ona became the focus of a years-long manhunt, led by America's first president. Gwendolyn Hooks' vivid and detailed prose captures the danger, uncertainty, and persistence Ona Judge experienced during and after her heroic escape."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Encounter: narrative nonfiction picture books
- Uniform Title
- Encounter (Capstone Press)
- Subjects
- Slavery
- Slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- African American women
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Judge, Oney
- Slavery > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature
- African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 > Relations with slaves > Juvenile literature
- Relations with slaves
- United States
- Juvenile works
- Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
- History
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Relations with slaves > Juvenile literature
- Judge, Oney > Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Picture books
- 1700-1799
- Black author
- Slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 9-12.
- Call Number
- Sc+ F 19-404
- ISBN
- 9781543512809
- 1543512801
- 9781543512847
- 1543512844
- LCCN
- 2018029009
- OCLC
- 1042076333
- Author
- Hooks, Gwendolyn, author.
- Title
- Ona Judge outwits the Washingtons : an enslaved woman fights for freedom / by Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Simone Agoussoye.
- Publisher
- North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Encounter: narrative nonfiction picture booksEncounter (Capstone Press)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience
- Ages 9-12.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- 1700-1799
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Agoussoye, Simone, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc+ F 19-404