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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge,Used
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Finalist for the National Book Award for NonfictionA fascinating and moving account of a courageous and resourceful woman. Beautifully written and utilizing previously untapped sources it sheds new light both on the father of our country and on the intersections of slavery and freedom. Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Fiery Trial and Gateway to FreedomA startling and eyeopening look into Americas First Family, Never Caught is the powerful narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washingtons runaway slave who risked everything to escape the nations capital and reach freedom.When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of the nations capital. In setting up his household he took Tobias Lear, his celebrated secretary and eight slaves, including Ona Judge, about whom little has been written. As he grew accustomed to Northern ways, there was one change he couldnt get his arms around: Pennsylvania law required enslaved people be set free after six months of residency in the state. Rather than comply, Washington decided to circumvent the law. Every six months he sent the slaves back down south just as the clock was about to expire.Though Ona Judge lived a life of relative comfort, the few pleasantries she was afforded were nothing compared to freedom, a glimpse of which she encountered firsthand in Philadelphia. So, when the opportunity presented itself, Judge left everything she knew to escape to New England. Yet freedom would not come without its costs.At just twentytwoyearsold, Ona became the subject of an intense manhunt led by George Washington, who used his political and personal contacts to recapture his property.With impeccable research, historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar weaves a powerful tale and offers fascinating new scholarship on how one young woman risked it all to gain freedom from the famous founding father.
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