Bibliograph

The Underground Railroad, a reference guide, Kerry Walters

Type

Label

The Underground Railroad, a reference guide, Kerry Walters

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Underground Railroad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

745980454

Responsibility statement

Kerry Walters

Series statement

Guides to historic events in America

Sub title

a reference guide

Summary

Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons--white and black, men and women, from all walks of life--to help slave fugitives find freedom in the decades leading up to the Civil War. --from publisher description

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the Underground Railroad : legend and reality -- Resisting ol' massa: modes of slave defiance -- Following the drinking gourd : fleeing servitude -- Riding the liberty line : Underground Railroad routes -- Laying the track above ground : overt defiance and rescues -- Crossing into Canaan : the Underground Railroad's Canadian terminus -- Conclusion -- The end of the line -- Biographies : personalities of the Underground Railroad -- Primary documents of the Underground Railroad

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