Description: After Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862, Rose Herera's owners fled to Havana, taking her three children with them. Adam Rothman tells the story of Herera's quest to rescue her children from bondage after the war. As the kidnapping case made its way through the courts, it revealed the prospects and limits of justice during Reconstruction.
Brief description: Adam Rothman is Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University.
Review Quotes: [A] riveting narrative... Rothman's theme is the moral logic of slavery as embedded in law and social custom.--Jason Berry "Daily Beast" (5/4/2015 12:00:00 AM)