{"product_id":"never-caught-the-story-of-ona-judge-young-readers-edition-paperback","title":"Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: Young Readers Edition - Paperback","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\u003eErica Armstrong Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Van Cleve\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with a new look!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree starred reviews!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eNational Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling biographer Erica Armstrong Dunbar is now available as a young readers edition--the \"gripping\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review) narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway enslaved woman, who risked everything for a better life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes story of the Washingtons when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their enslaved person, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation's Founding Fathers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington's \"favored\" dower enslaved woman. 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 considered a fugitive but have the ability to live freely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom her childhood to her time as an enslaved person with the Washingtons to her escape to New Hampshire and her life afterwards, Ona Judge's little-known but powerful history, culminating in her journey to freedom, is intimately shared by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErica Armstrong Dunbar is a historian and professor of African American studies at Emory University. Her first book was \u003ci\u003eA Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City\u003c\/i\u003e. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eNever Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction and a winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Award. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eShe Came to Slay\u003c\/i\u003e, an illustrated tribute to Harriet Tubman, and \u003ci\u003eSusie King Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e and is the co-executive producer of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Age\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKathleen Van Cleve teaches creative writing and film at the University of Pennsylvania. She has written three books, including the award-winning middle grade novel \u003ci\u003eDrizzle\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Philadelphia with her husband and sons.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56435941015857,"sku":"9781665919852","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/lEUty9Sduz9781665919852.webp?v=1790171582","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/never-caught-the-story-of-ona-judge-young-readers-edition-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}