The Kidnapped and the Ransomed

Being the Personal Recollections of Peter Still and His Wife "Vina", After Forty Years of Slavery

By: Kate Pickard

Narrated by: Addie Maynard

Originally published in 1856, The Kidnapped and the Ransomed is the personal memoir of Peter Still, who was born a slave. He was yoked to servitude for more than four decades in Alabama and Kentucky. Still was finally freed with the help of two Jewish brothers.

Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks

Superb historical document

This riveting 19th Century secondary source document contains little-known personal narratives of enslaved Americans in search of freedom. The reading is outstanding, but further editing is required to remove slight repetition of phrases here and there.

Someone should make the story into a movie!

Great, true story that is both heartbreaking and inspiring. While I love the narrators voice, someone forgot to edit it so many of the mistakes are left in. It’s not too annoying though.

Horrible...a complete waste

Oh my goodness. The narrator is horrible. She is talking so fast, I can't even enjoy the story. Never purchase a book using this narrator.