Paperback
(G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, Dec. 29, 1997)
Twelve oral histories of former slaves selected from the more than 2000 interviewed as part of the Slave Narratives of the Library of Congress for the Works Progess Administration in 1936
Hardcover
(G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, Dec. 29, 1997)
An evocative portrait of slavery in America draws on the reminiscences of twelve former slaves who share their memories of good times and hardships, duties in the master's house, the everyday and special events of their lives, and their final emancipation.