A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction--now in a Young reader\'s edition.
From her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the Slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, along with Kathleen Van Cleve, shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country..
When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington\'s granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive.
Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington\'s favored dower slave. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington\'s runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life--now available as a Young reader\'s Edition In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who Dared to escape from one of the nation\'s Founding Fathers. -- BCCB (starred review) Accessible...
Necessary. -- School Library Journal (starred review) Gripping.
A brilliant work of US history.
Dunbar and Van Cleve share an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country.
A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction--now in a Young reader\'s edition
