The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans

It is a spring morning in New Orleans, 1843. In the Spanish Quarter, on a street lined with flophouses and gambling dens, Madame Carl recognizes the face of a German girl who disappeared twenty-five years earlier. But the olive-skinned woman is a slave, with no memory of a "white" past. And yet her resemblance to her mother is striking, and she bears two telltale birthmarks. Had a defenseless European orphan been illegally enslaved, or was she an imposter? So begins one of the most celebrated and sensational trials of nineteenth-century America. In brilliant novelistic detail, award-winning historian John Bailey uses Miller's dramatic trial to describe the fascinating laws and customs surrounding slavery, immigration, and racial mixing.

Did Miller, as her relatives sought to prove, arrive from Germany under perilous circumstances as an indentured servant or was she, as her master claimed, a slave for life? The trial pits a humble community of German immigrants against a hardened capitalist and one of the most flamboyant lawyers of his time. Bailey follows the case's incredible twists and turns all the way to the Supreme Court and comes to a shocking conclusion in this investigative history that reads like a suspense novel.

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John Bailey's book reads like a mystery novel in some ways...but even better. He has collected not only the details of a famous court case form the early 19th century, but combined it with a story of German immigration and the sociology of New Orleans as a repository for many diverse cultures. I've recommended this book over and over again to friends who are interested in both Southern US American history and European history. It's a cracking read, full of twists and turns, with one indelible character at the center who cannot help but fill the reader with admiration.

A great read for those who love American history. A very interesting story of European immigrants; about life in Europe and why they came here. Their journey was incredible and the horrors they endured is unimaginable in today's life.

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The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story Of Sally Miller And Her Fight For Freedom in Old New Orleans Info

• Hardcover: 288 pages ( Download PDF :  )


• ISBN-13: 978-0871139214


• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches


• Author: John Bailey


• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press; First Edition edition (December 6, 2004)


• Language: English


• ISBN-10: 0871139219


• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces

About the Author

John Bailey (b. 1944) is an Australian author with five books to his credit. Bailey's approach to writing has been to create a strong narrative against the background of exotic or remote locations. His first book, The Wire Classroom 1969 (Angus and Robertson), described colonial life in New Guinea. His second, The Moon Baby 1972 (Angus and Robertson), was set in the future in an unnamed metropolis. His third, The White Divers of Broome 2001 (Macmillan), concerns pearl shell diving in the coastal town of Broome in the north of Western Australia.

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