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Author:

Walters, Kerry S.

Title:

The Underground Railroad : a reference guide / Kerry Walters.

Publisher:

ABC-CLIO,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

x, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Underground Railroad.
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
Fugitive slaves--United States--History.
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century.
Slavery--United States--History.
African Americans--History--History--19th century.
United States--History--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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

Series:

Guides to historic events in America

ISBN:

1598846485 (ebook)
9781598846485 (ebook)
1598846477 (hardcopy : acid-free paper)
9781598846478 (hardcopy : acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2011041517

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

DVAX826 -- Kaplan University Library - Davenport (Davenport)

E7OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Des Moines)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)