Epic Journeys of Freedom

Epic Journeys of Freedom
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Publisher : Beacon Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 080705514X
ISBN-13 : 9780807055144
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Book Synopsis Epic Journeys of Freedom by : Cassandra Pybus

Download or read book Epic Journeys of Freedom written by Cassandra Pybus and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During the American Revolution, thousands of slaves fled their masters to find freedom with the British. Epic Journeys of Freedom is the story of these runaways and the lives they made on four continents. Having emancipated themselves, with the rhetoric about the inalienable rights of free men ringing in their ears, these men and women struggled tenaciously to make liberty a reality in their own lives."--BOOK JACKET.


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