Cecelia and Fanny the remarkable friendship between an escaped slave and her former mistress

Asher, Brad 1963- (Author).

Summary: Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances "Fanny" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this extraordinary link between two urban families over several decades. Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistre.

Record details

ISBN: 0813134145
ISBN: 9780813134147
ISBN: 0813140323 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780813140322 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0813134153 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780813134154 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 227 p.) : ill., maps.
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Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-user. CatMonthString:june.15
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1. Eight Minutes from Freedom; Chapter 2. Fanny: Learning to Be a Slave Owner; Chapter 3. Cecelia: Learning about Being a Slave; Chapter 4. Fanny: A Woman's Place; Chapter 5. Cecelia: A Family in Freedom; Chapter 6. Fanny: The CIvil War in Louisville; Chapter 7. Cecelia: A New Life in Rochester; Chapter 8. Fanny: Postwar Trials; Chapter 9. Cecelia: Back in Louisville; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; INdex;
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.