In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family-and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation’s Founding Fathers.īorn into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington’s “favored” dower slave. “Accessible…Necessary.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Ī School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2019!Ī National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington’s runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life-now available as a young reader’s edition! Dunbar, a professor of black American studies and history at the University of Delaware, is one of six writers on the author panel of the Junior. Perfect for fans of Before We Were Yours, Marie Benedict and America’s First Daughter.“A brilliant work of US history.” - School Library Journal (starred review) Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (37Ink/Atria Books, 25), is the first full-length account of Judge’s life. Could discovering this forgotten scandal at the heart of her nation’s history force her to confront her own story? As she races to reach the final page, will anything prepare her for the desperate moment when Ona’s captors find her again? Will it inspire Tessa to take ownership of her own life and set herself free?Ī completely heartbreaking tale of love, loss and redemption, based on an astonishing true story from the founding of America. She’s too busy to accept a new job, but doing this favor for the grandmother of her childhood sweetheart delays a painful decision she must make about a future with her controlling boyfriend.īut when Tessa finds a tattered journal carefully hidden inside the house’s ancient fireplace, the tragic story of how Ona was ripped from her mother’s arms to live and work in the palatial Mount Vernon, and the heart-shattering betrayal that led her to risk her life and run, has Tessa spellbound. In 1773, Ona Judge was born into slavery at Mount. Rain soaks Tessa Scott as she runs from her car to the old, vine-covered property she has been called to survey. N ever Caught is a nonfiction book about the life of Ona Judge, a woman who was enslaved by George and Martha Washington and escaped. Now I must write the truth that I have lived, and tell my story…”Ĭhincoteague, Virginia, present day. Never Caught: Plot Summary A quick-reference summary: Never Caught on a single page.
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I was the favored maid of George and Martha Washington, but they deemed me a slave and thought me property, and I hear ten dollars is offered as reward for my capture. Never Caught: Introduction A concise biography of Erica Armstrong Dunbar plus historical and literary context for Never Caught. 7, 2017 The story of a favored slave of the Washingtons who had the impudence to flee a life of benevolent servitude. “My name is Ona Judge, and I escaped from the household of the President of the United States. ONA JUDGE, THE WASHINGTONS, AND THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF THEIR RUNAWAY SLAVE by Erica Armstrong Dunbar RELEASE DATE: Feb.
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