Baepler puts the label "African American" or "black" on Robert Adams. Yet, Adams is described as white in the narrative and in the drawing that accompanies it. By what standards does Baepler eliminate Adams' predominate European ancestry and proclaim him "black"? He is trying to create an "African American" where none existed.

While reading Baepler's book WHITE SLAVES, AFRICAN MASTERS I kept asking myself, Why didn't I know about this fascinating part of American and world history before? While I found the men's stories to be captivating, I was especially enthralled with the stories of women captives such as Eliza Bradley and Maria Martin. The stories kept me wanting to read more...wanting to know what would happen next. I think some of these captivity narratives would make a great movie or TV mini-series! I'm recommending the book to friends who are history buffs and others who just want a good read.