num_pages: 268
description: An investigative history that reads like a novel, this story recounts a courtroom drama involving a slave owner and his slave, who may or may not have been the daughter of a German immigrant. Bailey, a lawyer and author, reconstructs mid-19th-century New Orleans and the laws and customs surrounding slavery, immigration and racial mixing. After following the case to its finale in the Supreme Court, Bailey reaches his own surprising conclusion about the truth at the center of the conflict. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans
titlecomplete: The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans
genres: Historical, Biography, Mystery, Nonfiction, American History, 19th Century, Germany, Race, History, African American
ratings_count: 2110
places: New Orleans, Louisiana
publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press