Driven toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio
(Part of the New Approaches to Midwestern Studies Series)
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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:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:082142159X
ISBN13:9780821421598
Release Date:December 2016
Publisher:Ohio University Press
Length:180 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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