Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Freedom

Hooks, Gwendolyn

ISBN 10: 1543512801 / ISBN 13: 9781543512809

Published by Capstone Editions, 2019

About this Item

2019. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781543512809

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Freedom
• Publisher: Capstone Editions
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1543512801
• ISBN 13: 9781543512809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Simone Agoussoye
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's Mansion in Philadelphia. Ona fled to New Hampshire and started a new life. But the Washingtons wouldn't give up easily. After her escape, Ona became the focus of a years-long manhunt, led by America's first president. Gwendolyn Hooks' vivid and detailed prose captures the danger, uncertainty, and persistence Ona Judge experienced during and after her heroic escape.

About the Author

Gwendolyn Hooks has written many books including If You Were A Kid During the Civil Rights Movement, The Cat Food Mystery, and Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children s Literature. She is the recipient of the Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award and her book  Block Party  is a Junior Library Guide selection. Gwendolyn resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.