Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery by Winifred ConklingMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A very engaging non fiction narrative about a family's fight against slavery. The sub title suggests this is only Emily Edmonson's story, but it dealt in fact with her entire family. The best way to make real what seems too horrific to believe is to but a human face on it. It's the strategy that Henry Ward Beecher used with his congregation when raising funds to free the Edmonson sisters, and it's what the author did in educating young people about slavery and it's many costs. The story alone reads as though it could be fiction, but the information is documented and source notes are provided. Primary sources are also sprinkled through out the book. Well worth a read.
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