John Bailey (4) (1944–)

The author, John Bailey who is a lawyer, started out writing a book on the legalities of slavery in the Southern states running up to the Civil War, and in the course of his research came across the story of the lost German slave girl. That historical woman took over his imagination and his book and this is the result. It's a fascinating and bittersweet story, and has much of the writer's research results all through it. No one could do that research or read this book and ever again claim that slaves had any legal rightss, any dignity, or even humanity under Southern slavery, where slaveowners were protected to the nth. Many a twist and turn in this narrative.… (more)