The Brown, William Wells 1814?-1884 creator text utu 2021 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Escape; Or, A Leap For Freedom: A Drama, in Five Acts" by William Wells Brown is a play written in 1858. This pioneering work of African American dramatic literature tells the story of two enslaved people from different plantations who secretly marry. When the wife catches the dangerous attention of her owner, Dr. Gaines, and his jealous wife seeks deadly revenge, the couple must flee for their lives. Their desperate journey follows the North Star toward freedom in Canada, with slave hunters in close pursuit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Escape;_or,_A_Leap_for_Freedom Release date is 2021-06-05 Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) Original publication data not identified African Americans -- Drama Political plays Slavery -- Drama Enslaved persons -- Drama Abolitionists -- Drama Slaveholders -- Drama Missouri -- Drama PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65519 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65519 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134519.0 65519