Driven toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio

by Nikki M. Taylor

Book Overview

Margaret Garner was the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery. Her story has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. Yet, her life has defied solid historical treatment. In Driven toward Madness, Nikki M. Taylor brilliantly captures her circumstances and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821421603
• ISBN13: 9780821421604
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"