judge, oney

"An . . . unforgiving poem narrating Ona Judge's self-emancipation from George Washington's household"--Provided by publisher.

A narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom.

A narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom.

"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 Mansion in Philadelphia. Ona fled to New Hampshire and started a new life. But the Washingtons wouldn't give up easily. After her escape, Ona became the focus of a years-long manhunt, led by America's first president"--Provided by publisher.

A National Book Award Finalist for Non-Fiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom. Now in a Young Readers Edition.

A startling and eye-opening look into America?s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington?s runaway slave who risked everything to escape the nation?s capital and reach freedom.

After serving Martha Washington loyally for twenty years, Oney Judge relizes that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom.

Oney Judge, having been a loyal servant to Martha Washington for twenty years, comes to the realization that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom.

Young Oney Judge risks everything to escape a life of slavery in the household of George and Martha Washington and to make her own way as a free black woman.