Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master

by Judith Bentley, Lorraine McConaghy, Judy Bentley

Book Overview

Free Boy is the story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West's underground railroad.

When James Tilton came to Washington Territory as surveyor-general in the 1850s he brought with his household young Charles Mitchell, a slave he had likely received as a wedding gift from a Maryland cousin. The story of Charlie's escape in 1860 on a steamer bound for Victoria and the help he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295992719
• ISBN13: 9780295992716
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9