02043cam a2200301 4500 547206810 TxAuBib 20160817120000.0 160111s2016||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781628998283 library binding $34.95 1628998288 library binding $34.95 TxAuBib Peterson, Doug. The vanishing woman [large print] / Doug Peterson. Lrg ed. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point, 2016. 455 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Christian fiction. Large Print. In 1848, Ellen Craft became invisible. Ellen, a slave from Macon, Georgia, took trains and steamboats north, but the people all around couldn t see her. They saw only a white man. Ellen Craft s mother was a slave, but her father was her master, and she had skin as white as his. So she posed as a white man, while her husband William posed as her slave. Ellen vanished, and she became William Johnson an ailing gentleman seeking medical treatment in Philadelphia. The Invisible Woman is based on a true story one of the boldest escapes in American history. It was an escape driven by prayer, audacity, and the desire for family. William and Ellen knew they could never have children until they were free, so they embarked on the greatest of escapes, running a thousand miles to freedom. Their incredible story riveted a nation, and it put the Fugitive Slave Act to the test, bringing attention to their plight all of the way to the White House. The ultimate irony: The invisible woman became one of the most visible symbols of freedom in 19th Century America. 20160817. Fugitive slaved - United States Fiction. Slaves - Georgia Fiction. Slaves Fiction. Christian fiction. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1628998288/chopaconline-20 Amazon.com TXCKT