{"product_id":"epic-journeys-of-freedom-runaway-slaves-of-the-american-revolution-and-their-global-quest-for-liberty","title":"Epic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eEpic Journeys of Freedom: Runaway Slaves of the American Revolution and Their Global Quest for Liberty by Cassandra Pybus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eDuring the American Revolution, thousands of enslaved people fled to seek freedom with the British, striving to turn the era’s promises of liberty into lived reality. This alternative narrative follows individuals—including Harry, one of George Washington’s enslaved workers—who left America to build difficult new lives across the British Empire, challenging traditional views of the Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eThese stories are explored in the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibition The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution, which brings their struggles and choices into sharper focus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eBeacon Press, Penguin Random House Llc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e304 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e5.99 x 0.79 x 9.01 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e‎14.4 ounces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47475212779674,"sku":"9780807055151","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2372\/4735\/files\/81MU4kXeNIL._SL1500.jpg?v=1771882163","url":"https:\/\/shop.mcny.org\/products\/epic-journeys-of-freedom-runaway-slaves-of-the-american-revolution-and-their-global-quest-for-liberty","provider":"Museum of the City of New York","version":"1.0","type":"link"}