{"product_id":"the-escapes-of-david-george-an-odyssey-of-slavery-freedom-and-the-american-revolution-hardcover","title":"The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory E. O'Malley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e 6 Noteworthy Books for February\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy a prize-winning historian: The dramatic story of a Black man's relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial or revolutionary eras. Yet, in fact, one of six inhabitants of the thirteen original colonies was enslaved. \u003ci\u003eThe Escapes of David George: an Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a remarkable, untold experience of the American revolutionary period--a Black man's quest for the freedom espoused by our Founders, but denied him and other enslaved people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1762, at the age of 19, David George escaped from a plantation in Virginia. Running southwest by night, fording rivers and crossing borders, he embarked on a decades-long journey in and out of captivity that spanned multiple colonies and thousands of miles. George lived among White, Black, Creek, and Natchez settlements, fled to the British Army for the promise of liberty, founded what might have been the first Black Baptist church, helped to hack a settlement for refugees out of the Nova Scotia wilderness, and died as a leader of an experimental anti-slavery community in Sierra Leone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePiecing together archival records and David George's own brief account of his life--the earliest written testimony by a fugitive enslaved person in North America--Gregory O'Malley presents a thrilling narrative and a unique perspective on our nation's origins, principles, and contradictions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory E O'Malley is professor of history at UC Santa Cruz. His first book, \u003ci\u003eFinal Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Forkosch, Rawley, Owsley, and Elsa Goveia awards. He is a key contributor to the SlaveVoyages.org, consulted on The 1619 Project, and lectures widely on the slave trade and related subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.46 x 6.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978278666541,"sku":"9781250364234","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/XDCiHVVFvo9781250364234.webp?v=1775801417","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-escapes-of-david-george-an-odyssey-of-slavery-freedom-and-the-american-revolution-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}