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Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

By: William Craft Ellen Craft
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Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and William pretended to be an accompanying slave. This is their story of their escape to freedom.NB Listeners may find some scenes of abuse and vocabulary in this book distressing. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)Copyright Modern Genre Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • Catherine A Story-William Makepeace Thackeray

    Catherine A Story-William Makepeace Thackeray
    Aug 25 2026
    Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and William pretended to be an accompanying slave. This is their story of their escape to freedom.NB Listeners may find some scenes of abuse and vocabulary in this book distressing. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)
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    7 hrs and 45 mins
  • Audubon's Western Journal 1849-1850-John Woodhouse Audubon

    Audubon's Western Journal 1849-1850-John Woodhouse Audubon
    Aug 24 2026
    Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and William pretended to be an accompanying slave. This is their story of their escape to freedom.NB Listeners may find some scenes of abuse and vocabulary in this book distressing. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)
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    5 hrs and 29 mins
  • Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War-Ambrose Bierce

    Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War-Ambrose Bierce
    Aug 23 2026
    Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and William pretended to be an accompanying slave. This is their story of their escape to freedom.NB Listeners may find some scenes of abuse and vocabulary in this book distressing. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)
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    1 hr and 40 mins
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