Description
"The Escapes of David George" presents a biography of a remarkable man, born a slave in Virginia, who ran away repeatedly--to a backcountry settlement, to Native American communities, and finally securing freedom with the British during the Revolution. Because his life spanned the revolutionary era, his story offers a corrective to a field littered with biographies of white political leaders. Instead of a fight for political freedom from Britain and monarchy, George's life presents a paralled quest for freedom from American slavery. To acheive his independence, George fled the United States in the moment of its creation.
