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In the Shadow of the Civil War: Passmore Williamson and the Rescue of Jane Johnson

Autor Nat Brandt Yanna Kroyt Brandt
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 mai 2007
Six years before the onset of the Civil War, two courageous figures - one a free white man and one an enslaved black woman - risked personal liberty to ensure each other's freedom in an explosive episode. This work captures the heroism and humanity at the heart of this important moment in American history.
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ISBN-13: 9781570036873
ISBN-10: 157003687X
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 163 x 230 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: University of South Carolina Press

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In this deeply researched account of the rescue of slave Jane Johnson by Philadelphia Quaker and fervent abolitionist Passmore Williamson, veteran journalist Brandt and Emmy-winning filmmaker Kroyt Brandt capture the heroism at the heart of this important moment in American history.

Notă biografică

Yanna Kroyt Brandt is a writer, director, and producer for film and television. Her work has been honored with nine Emmy awards as well as awards from the Writers Guild of America and prizes from more than fifty film festivals. She is the writer, director, and producer (and cocreator with Nat Brandt) of the prize-winning PBS documentary series The Crucible of the Millennium.