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The author plumbs the boundaries of slave law and identity in the 19th century, focusing on the famous case of Sally Miller--a German girl who was reported to have been kidnapped and sold into slavery in New Orleans.
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An investigative history that reads like a novel, this story recounts a courtroom drama involving a slave owner and his slave, who may or may not have been the daughter of a German immigrant. Bailey, a lawyer and author, reconstructs mid-19th-century New Orleans and the laws and customs surrounding slavery, immigration and racial mixing. After following the case to its finale in the Supreme Court, Bailey reaches his own surprising conclusion about the truth at the center of the conflict. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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