Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge
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Dunbar, Erica Armstrong,
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LC Subjects
African American women -- Biography.
Biographies.
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Judge, Oney.
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves.
Washington, Martha, -- 1731-1802 -- Relations with slaves.
Bisac Subjects
Biographies.
Biography & Autobiography -- Women.
Biography.
History -- African American.
History -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American women
Biographies
Enslaved persons
Fugitive slaves
History
Judge, Oney
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Relations with slaves
Slavery
United States
Washington, George, -- 1732-1799
Washington, Martha, -- 1731-1802
Other Subjects
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography
Biography.
Esclaves -- États-Unis -- Biographies.
Esclaves fugitifs -- États-Unis -- Biographies.
History.
Noires américaines -- Biographies.
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Relations with slaves.
Washington, Martha, -- 1731-1802 -- Relations with slaves.

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xvii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
99971047392

Notes

General Note
First published in hardback in 2017. Published in paperback in 2018 with different pagination.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-240) and index.
Description
When George and Martha Washington moved from Mount Vernon in Virginia to Philadelphia, then the seat of the nation's capital, they took nine enslaved people with them. There was a Pennsylvania law requiring slaveholders to free their slaves after six months of residency in the state. Washington sought to circumvent the law by sending his slaves south every six months, thereby resetting the clock. Among the slaves to figure out this subterfuge was Ona "Oney" Judge, Martha Washington's chief attendant. Ona Judge risked everything she knew, and left behind everyone she had known her entire life, and fled north. This is the story of Ona Judge's quest for freedom and of George Washington's determination to recapture her.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dunbar, E. A. (2017). Never caught: the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge (First 37 Ink/Atria books hardcover edition.). 37 Ink/Atria.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong. 2017. Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge. New York: 37 Ink/Atria.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong. Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge New York: 37 Ink/Atria, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dunbar, E. A. (2017). Never caught: the washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, ona judge. First 37 Ink/Atria books hardcover edn. New York: 37 Ink/Atria.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dunbar, Erica Armstrong. Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge First 37 Ink/Atria books hardcover edition., 37 Ink/Atria, 2017.

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