One More River to Cross

by Prince, Bryan

• ISBN13: 9781459701533
• ISBN10: 1459701534
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-21
• Publisher: Natural Heritage

Summary

In the early to mid-19th century, Isaac Brown, a slave, was accused of the attempted murder of a prominent plantation owner, despite there being no evidence of his guilt. Brown, after enduring two brutal floggings, was shipped to a New Orleans slave pen. From there the resourceful Brown was able to make a daring escape to Philadelphia in the free state of Pennsylvania. His biggest error was writing a note informing his free wife and 11 children in Maryland of his whereabouts. The note was intercepted and led to his arrest and extradition back to Maryland. While engaged in researching an ancestor named Isaac Brown, Bryan Prince encountered the very high-profile case of what turned out to be a different Isaac Brown. The story of this slave, with its culmination in Brown's dramatic escape and ultimate success in crossing the border into Canada, is the riveting subject of historian Bryan Prince's latest book.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 13
God Is Going to Trouble the Waters	p. 15
And We Became Desperate	p. 21
Give Me Liberty	p. 31
By the Law of Almighty God	p. 41
Let My People Go	p. 60
One More River to Cross	p. 69
The Sun Came Like Gold Through the Trees	p. 82
Rescue the Slave	p. 88
But the Conflict Will Be Terrible	p. 97
Many Thousand Gone	p. 103
Something to Hope For	p. 110
I Can Do My Own Thinkings	p. 119
The River Jordan Is Muddy and Cold	p. 126
Somber Skies and Howling Tempests	p. 132
Epilogue: The Last Mile of the Way	p. 138
Acknowledgements, Notes on Sources, and the Case of The Two Isaac Browns	p. 146
Notes	p. 166
Selected Bibliography	p. 186
Index	p. 189
About the Author	p. 197
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