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Ida May is kidnapped at five and is indeed sold as a slave. She is bought five years later by a philanthropic young southerner (who is already operating under the assumption that he is rescuing a kidnapped white child), and then her race and identity are dramatically revealed. She continues to live with his family for another eight years before her father, who has been AWOL looking for her, finally tracks her down.
— Aug 06, 2026 10:21AM
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This page is comedic – and tragedic - gold. Good thing everyone is asleep, because I was honestly laughing out loud. Pairs nicely with that song “happy to keep his dinner warm“ from “how to succeed in business without really trying.“
— Aug 10, 2026 10:19PM
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Still glad I read Puleo's book(s) first for what I got about Preston Brooks (man, how many ways can I screw up that man's name) and about Taney, since Tameez doesn't spend much time on their personalities/backround. Fair! but I still found that stuff interesting. Actually, just sitting here poking around in "The Great Abolutionist" again is fun re: the difference in stylistic approach Puleo takes anyway.
— Aug 10, 2026 11:08AM
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Randomly, I pulled a copy of Puleo's book to kind of compare the two for a minute. This is 533 pages with 535 - 611 backmatter (not include index). "The Great Abolitionist" is 404 pages, with 405 - 433 backmatter, making this the more scholarly of the two. But also, 208-533 (63.5 percent) of this book is after the caning; 160 - 404 (60.6 percent) in "The Great Abolitionist."
— Aug 10, 2026 10:55AM
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Ugh, Andrew Johnson. On the backs of the Blacks, you son of an expletive.
— Aug 10, 2026 10:30AM
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“We have more to suffer; we have deserved it.“ 8(
— Aug 08, 2026 10:56PM