The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution by O'Malley, Gregory E.
The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution by O'Malley, Gregory E.

The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution

Washington Post 6 Noteworthy Books for FebruaryBy a prize-winning historian: The dramatic story of a Black man's...
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Author: Gregory E. O'Malley
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The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution by O'Malley, Gregory E.

The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution

$89.99 $47.37
The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution by O'Malley, Gregory E.

The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution

$89.99 $47.37
Author: Gregory E. O'Malley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Washington Post 6 Noteworthy Books for February

By a prize-winning historian: The dramatic story of a Black man's relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America

When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial or revolutionary eras. Yet, in fact, one of six inhabitants of the thirteen original colonies was enslaved. The Escapes of David George: an Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution reveals a remarkable, untold experience of the American revolutionary period--a Black man's quest for the freedom espoused by our Founders, but denied him and other enslaved people.

In 1762, at the age of 19, David George escaped from a plantation in Virginia. Running southwest by night, fording rivers and crossing borders, he embarked on a decades-long journey in and out of captivity that spanned multiple colonies and thousands of miles. George lived among White, Black, Creek, and Natchez settlements, fled to the British Army for the promise of liberty, founded what might have been the first Black Baptist church, helped to hack a settlement for refugees out of the Nova Scotia wilderness, and died as a leader of an experimental anti-slavery community in Sierra Leone.

Piecing together archival records and David George's own brief account of his life--the earliest written testimony by a fugitive enslaved person in North America--Gregory O'Malley presents a thrilling narrative and a unique perspective on our nation's origins, principles, and contradictions.

Author: Gregory E. O'Malley
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.61w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9781250364234


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2025 pg. 81

About the Author
Gregory E O'Malley is professor of history at UC Santa Cruz. His first book, Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807, won the Forkosch, Rawley, Owsley, and Elsa Goveia awards. He is a key contributor to the SlaveVoyages.org, consulted on The 1619 Project, and lectures widely on the slave trade and related subjects.
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