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Scott Shane Book Talk

  • Riversdale House Museum Historic Site 4811 Riverdale Road Riverdale Park, MD, 20737 United States (map)

Join Scott Shane for a conversation about his new book Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and The Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland. The enthralling true story of three men: Thomas Smallwood, who bought his own freedom, helped hundreds escape slavery. Charles Torrey, who would die in prison; and Hope Slatter, the leading slave trader of the era.