Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families

by Judith Giesberg

Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family members stolen away during slavery.

Of all the many horrors of slavery, the cruelest was the separation of families in slave auctions. Spouses and siblings were sold away from one other. Young children were separated from their mothers. Fathers were sent down river and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982174323
• ISBN13: 9781982174323
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"