Meet The Author: Richard Bell-- Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped...

Discover the gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South-- and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice told by Dr. Richard Bell author of <i>Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home</i>. Dr. Richard Bell is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland. He holds a BA from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. "In <i>Stolen</i> Richard Bell brings to life amoral con men heartless slave dealers and suffering victims. He vividly re-creates the squalid social environments of interstate human trafficking. His superbly researched and engaging book exposes previously hidden horrors of American slavery." - <i>Wall Street Journal</i> Books available for purchase and signing.