Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth 唯有通过：旅居者的真相 ISBN 9780440417668

A powerful picture book biography of one of the abolitionistmovement's most compelling voices. Sojourner Truth traveled thecountry in the latter half of the 19th century, speaking outagainst slavery. She told of a slave girl who was sold three timesby age 13, who was beaten for not understanding her master'sorders, who watched her parents die of cold and hunger when theycould no longer work for their keep. Sojourner's simple yetpowerful words helped people to understand the hideous truth aboutslavery. The story she told was her own. "Only Passing Through" isthe inspiring story of how a woman, born a slave with no status ordignity, transformed herself into one of the most powerful voicesof the abolitionist movement. Anne Rockwell combines her lifelonglove of history with her well-known skill as a storyteller tocreate this simple, affecting portrait of an American icon. "Fromthe Hardcover Library Binding edition."