A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation Audiobook

" Moving accounts of two men who fled slavery to pursue their own, hard-won happiness. The stories are vividly told, and, as a native Washingtonian, I particularly appreciated the depiction of Washington, D. C. just after the Civil War. "

" Got what I wanted from it by scanning it! "

" Liked the narratives themselves better than the historical review of them, but still an interesting book. Very cool contrast between the two men. "

" Excellent narratives, from a well-respected & maligned) professor. Less political & more human interest from a horrid period of history "

" I have read many of the WPA slave narratives in the past. This book however gives a complete profile of two men both slaves with different experiences who want to be free. Excellent book "

" Blight gives a good analysis of the two found texts from extraordinary men who escaped slavery (one after five attempts) in 1862 and 1864. Blight's background of the times and how these men lived their lives in freedom is a nice counterpoint to the way each man tells his own story. "

" The narratives were incredible. The monograph was competent but unexciting, except for the assertion (I'm paraphrasing) that contrary to the assertion of some modern apologists, the war really was about slavery. "

" Fascinating gripping narratives that speak to the legacy of slavery and the meaning of the Civil War and Reconstruction "

" If you like Civil War history, a pretty cool account. Probably could have been trimmed down quite a bit. "

" Amazing! The first-hand recollections buttressed with known historical facts of the day paints a new appreciation for the difficult...impossible...individual journey from slavery to freedom. "

" Great book beautiful photos very interesting "

" I really struggled to read this- yet was so interested in the topic. very difficult read- choppy- "

" A well-researched work that places two first-person narratives within a larger historical context. "

" OK. It did give some insight into the actual lives of slaves around the Civil War time and after. "

" Ok so i thought this was a book if letters and not actually historical facts. I liked the book and thought it was interesting but i was a little disappointed that it wasnt directly from the two main people. I would suggest it to anyone that i think is interested but will not be reading it again. "

" I confess--I skipped most of the intro materials and just read the slave narratives. Maybe a bad choice but it was what interested me most. The slave narratives were fascinating and horrifying. Well worth the time. "