Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Freedom

by Gwendolyn Hooks

Book Overview

Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543512801
• ISBN13: 9781543512809
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Capstone Editions
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7