The Kidnapped and the Ransomed (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Nineteenth-Century Slave Narrative of Family Separation, Captivity, and the Pursuit of FreedomBy Kate E. R. Pickard
Length11h 35m
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The Kidnapped and the Ransomed recounts the extraordinary life of Peter Still, stolen from his New Jersey family as a child and sold into slavery in the South, and of his wife Vina, whose freedom he struggled to secure after decades of bondage. Written in the idiom of the nineteenth-century slave narrative, the book combines documentary testimony, sentimental appeal, providential reflection, and antislavery argument. Its power lies in its careful movement between private suffering and public indictment, placing one family's ordeal within the broader moral catastrophe of American slavery. Kate E. R. Pickard, a white abolitionist writer from New York, shaped the narrative from Still's recollections and related evidence, using her literary skill to bring credibility, emotional force, and reformist urgency to his story. Her work reflects the antebellum abolitionist print culture that sought to awaken Northern conscience through authentic testimony. The book was also connected to the Still family's remarkable history, including the activism of Peter's brother, William Still, a key figure in the Underground Railroad. This volume is highly recommended to readers of slave narratives, abolitionist literature, African American history, and nineteenth-century reform writing. It is at once a family recovery story, a legal and moral protest, and a moving testament to endurance, kinship, and the relentless pursuit of liberty.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length11 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 17, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Kidnapped and the Ransomed (Annotated)
22CHAPTER XX. THE PLANTATION "BROKEN UP."
2INTRODUCTION.
23CHAPTER XXI. BABY LIFE IN THE CABINS.
3CHAPTER I. THE KIDNAPPER.
24CHAPTER XXII. FACTS.
4CHAPTER II. EARLY EXPERIENCE IN SLAVERY.
25CHAPTER XXIII. PETER'S YEAR AT McKIERNAN'S.
5CHAPTER III. MASTER NATTIE.
26CHAPTER XXIV. BURTON'S REIGN
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6CHAPTER IV. THE TOBACCO FACTORY.
27CHAPTER XXV. FIRST FOUR YEARS IN TUSCUMBIA.
7CHAPTER V. THE SEPARATION.
28CHAPTER XXVI. PETER HIRES HIS TIME.
8CHAPTER VI. MASTER NATTIE'S DEATH.
29CHAPTER XXVII. PETER BUYS HIMSELF.
9CHAPTER VII. THE JOURNEY TO ALABAMA.
30CHAPTER XXVIII. JOURNEY TO PHILADELPHIA.
10CHAPTER VIII. FIRST FOUR YEARS IN THE SOUTH.
31CHAPTER XXIX. THE KIDNAPPED BOY RESTORED TO HIS MOTHER.
11CHAPTER IX. LEVIN'S MARRIAGE.
32CHAPTER XXX. PETER'S FAREWELL VISIT TO ALABAMA.
12CHAPTER X. VINA'S EARLY HISTORY.
33CHAPTER XXXI. THE ESCAPE.
13CHAPTER XI. VINA'S FIRST YEAR AT McKIERNAN'S.
34CHAPTER XXXII. THE CAPTURE.
14CHAPTER XII. THE MARRIAGE.
35CHAPTER XXXIII. PETER PLANS TO REDEEM HIS FAMILY.
15CHAPTER XIII. THE NEW CABIN.
36CHAPTER XXXIV. "HOW DID HE GET THE MONEY?"
16CHAPTER XIV. THE YOUNG MOTHER.
37CHAPTER XXXV. EXPERIENCE OF THE RETURNED FUGITIVES.
17CHAPTER XV. DEATH OF A KIND MASTER.
38CHAPTER XXXVI. "THEY TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY."
18CHAPTER XVI. LEVIN'S DEATH.
39CHAPTER XXXVII. THE RE-UNION.
19CHAPTER XVII. THE JAUNT TO FLORIDA.
40APPENDIX. SETH CONCKLIN
20CHAPTER XVIII. A SLAVE MOTHER'S "GOOD-BYE."
41Memorable Quotes
21CHAPTER XIX. THE MISTRESS' SECOND MARRIAGE.
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