A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom
David W. Blight, , read by the author with Richard Allen and Dion Graham. . Random House Audio, $29.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-7393-1951-2
If ever a book cried out for an audio version, it's this fascinating study of the lives of John Washington and Wallace Turnage. Both were sold or born into slavery, ran away repeatedly and eventually freed themselves. Although Blight, a Yale professor who specializes in the study of these rare documents, does a splendid job in setting up their stories, it is the superbly talented narrators who make listening such a richly nuanced delight. As Washington, Richard Allen (
Reviewed on: 01/28/2008
Genre: Audio