Freedom by Any Means: Con Games, Voodoo Schemes, True Love and Lawsuits on the Underground Railroad

DeRamus, Betty

ISBN 10: 1416551107 / ISBN 13: 9781416551102

Published by Atria Books, 2009

About this Item

Almost new hardback with jacket except for age toning to pages. Appears unread. No owners' names/labels. Text is clean, unmarked. First edition, 1st printing. Full number line with "1". (Shelf: E3) Books are carefully sealed in waterproof poly and boxed to prevent damage during transit.

Seller Inventory # 086132

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Freedom by Any Means: Con Games, Voodoo Schemes, True Love and Lawsuits on the Underground Railroad
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416551107
• ISBN 13: 9781416551102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 32 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ethnic Studies

About this title

Synopsis

A series of inspiring stories recounts the extraordinary lengths that slaves went to in order to gain freedom for themselves and their loved ones, from filing successful lawsuits, to becoming military spies, to tricks, bluffs, and other schemes. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author

A veteran and award winning journalist, DeRamus was the jury's pick and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1993. She has been awarded a Michigan Press Association Award, as well as a Deems Taylor award for a profile of Roberta Flack published in Essence.

 

DeRamus was one of an international group of select journalists who toured Central African refugee camps under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and one of a small group of journalists outside Voerster prison in 1990 when Nelson Mandela finally left his cell. 

She has wriiten about African-American history for Essence, Time-Life, North Star Journal, and Black World. She is a former commentator for The Detroit News, The Detroit Free Press, The Michigan Chronicle, and the British Broadcasting Company.