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This carefully crafted ebook: "TILL THE LAST BREATH – The Incredible True Story of Louis Hughes & Jacob D. Green''s Attempts to Break Free" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents."The institution of human slavery, as it existed in this country, has long been dead; and, happily for all the sacred interests which it assailed, there is for it no resurrection. It may, therefore, be asked to what purpose is the story which follows, of the experiences of one person under that dead and accursed institution?..." (Thirty Years a Slave)"Thirty Years a Slave" gives a glimpse the pitiable conditions of slaves, their inhuman treatment by their owners, the politics of slave markets and their complex relationships with the white population. In this book the author Louis Hughes dwells upon the intimate aspects of his own life like the painful separation with his mother and his marriage, his personal tragedies and his attempts of running away from the bondage of slavery."Narrative of the Life of J.D. Green, A Runaway Slave" is another remarkable autobiography by Jacob D. Green which dwells on his three prominent attempts to escape in 1839, 1846, and 1848 and his perseverance in the face of failures.Louis Hughes was born on a Virginian Plantation to a mixed race parents with a Black slave mother and sold in Richmond slave market in 1844. While still in slavery he learnt about medicines from his master and helped his fellow slaves. After emancipation Hughes became a successful businessman in Wisconsin and wrote his autobiography.Jacob D. Green was born into slavery with 113 other slaves on a plantation in Kentucky with only his mother as family. Green did many "awful" things like seeking a murderous revenge from a man who thrashed him and making daring choices that would eventually lead to his freedom.

This unique collection consists of the most influential memoirs - powerful & unflinching narratives of former slaves and stories of people who helped them; including records and letters which unfold all the hardship, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts to reach freedom:Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Freedom Fighter & Statesman12 Years a Slave - Memoir of Solomon Northup, a Free-Born African American Who Was Kidnapped and Sold into SlaveryThe Underground Railroad (William Still) - stories of 649 slaves who escaped to freedom through a secret network formed by abolitionists and former slavesHarriet: The Moses of Her People – Story of the Woman Who Led Hundreds of Slaves to Freedom as the Conductor on the Underground RailroadIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)Narrative of Sojourner Truth - leading abolitionist and women''s rights activistThe Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Former Slave, Seaman & Freedom FighterUp From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington - the Visionary Educator, Leader and Civil Rights ActivistThe History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave – Memoir that Influenced the Anti-Slavery Cause of British ColoniesFather Henson''s Story of His Own Life – by Josiah Henson who was the inspiration for the character of Tom in Uncle Tom''s CabinUncle Tom''s Cabin, anti-slavery influential novel which made a crucial impact on America''s conscience by illustrating slavery''s affect on familiesThe Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave!The Confessions of Nat TurnerThe History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave - Autobiography that Influenced the Anti-Slavery Cause of British ColoniesRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom (William and Ellen Craft)Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom (Louis Hughes)Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green, a Runaway Slave (Jacob D. Green)Behind The Scenes: 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)

"Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green" is one of the "lost" voices and his story is one of the many that should be heard. Jacob in particular gave lectures at schools after he became free and gave light to a grim subject.Jacob D. Green (1813 – unknown) was a runaway slave from Kentucky that escaped three times from his masters. He escaped once in 1839 and 1846 then successfully in 1848 after being sold to a new master.Contents: TestimonialsNarrative, &cWhat the "Times" Said of the Secession in 1861 (From the Liverpool Daily Post, Feb. 3, 1863)Secession Condemned in a Southern Convention SpeechThe Confederate and the Scottish Clergy on SlaverySlavery and Liberty