{"product_id":"cecelia-and-fanny-brad-asher-9780813134147","title":"Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship Between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress","description":"Cecelia was a fifteen-year-old slave when she accompanied her mistress, Frances \"Fanny\" Thruston Ballard, on a holiday trip to Niagara Falls. During their stay, Cecelia crossed the Niagara River and joined the free black population of Canada. Although documented relationships between freed or escaped slaves and their former owners are rare, the discovery of a cache of letters from the former slave owner to her escaped slave confirms this extraordinary link between two urban families over several decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress is a fascinating look at race relations in mid-nineteenth-century Louisville, Kentucky, focusing on the experiences of these two families during the seismic social upheaval wrought by the emancipation of four million African Americans. Far more than the story of two families, Cecelia and Fanny delves into the history of Civil War-Sera Louisville. Author Brad Asher details the cultural roles assigned to the two women and provides a unique view of slavery in an urban context, as opposed to the rural plantations more often examined by historians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Asher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813134145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813134147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.38w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011 pg. 86","brand":"Brad Asher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181099544831,"sku":"9780813134147","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f656055-bd8d-4be6-9006-354c5aa41536.jpg?v=1690258553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cecelia-and-fanny-brad-asher-9780813134147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}