Don Papson was awarded the 2012 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize in Leadership for co-founding the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and establishing the North Star Underground Railroad Museum. He lives in Plattsburgh, New York, and blogs at www.secretlivesoftheundergroundrailroadinnyc.com. Tom Calarco is a professional writer whose antislavery research is widely recognized. He was awarded the 2008 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize for advancing the knowledge and study of the Underground Railroad. He lives in Ohio.

“Don Papson and Tom Calarco have opened for us a treasure trove, a first hand, first person, first rate exploration of the Underground Railroad in operation”—North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association; “This book is a must-have for researchers, genealogists, students, teachers, and general readers interested in this dramatic period in our nation’s history!”—Kate Larson, Bound For the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by A.J. Williams-MyersPrefaceIntroduction1—Sydney Howard Gay and the Cause2—Friends of Freedom3—A Slave Hunt in the Shadow of City Hall4—Louis Napoleon’s Early Life5—More Fugitives and Challenges6—Stationmasters7—Outrages8—The Case That Made Louis Napoleon Famous9—Alliances and MisalliancesAnnotated Record of Fugitives, 1855– and Later Years10—Introduction to the Record11—Gay’s Underground Railroad Networks12—185513—185614—Addendum to the Record15—And Still They Come16—Civil War Years17—After the Civil WarAppendicesI. Fugitives Passing through PhiladelphiaII. Fugitives Sent to AlbanyIII. Fugitives Sent to SyracuseIV. Fugitives Passing through HarrisburgV. Fugitives Sent to Boston and New BedfordVI. Fugitives Traveling by SeaVII. Key to New York City Underground Railroad MapChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Don Papson was awarded the 2012 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize in Leadership for co-founding the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and establishing the North Star Underground Railroad Museum. He lives in Plattsburgh, New York, and blogs at www.secretlivesoftheundergroundrailroadinnyc.com. Tom Calarco is a professional writer whose antislavery research is widely recognized. He was awarded the 2008 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize for advancing the knowledge and study of the Underground Railroad. He lives in Ohio.

“Don Papson and Tom Calarco have opened for us a treasure trove, a first hand, first person, first rate exploration of the Underground Railroad in operation”—North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association; “This book is a must-have for researchers, genealogists, students, teachers, and general readers interested in this dramatic period in our nation’s history!”—Kate Larson, Bound For the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by A.J. Williams-MyersPrefaceIntroduction1—Sydney Howard Gay and the Cause2—Friends of Freedom3—A Slave Hunt in the Shadow of City Hall4—Louis Napoleon’s Early Life5—More Fugitives and Challenges6—Stationmasters7—Outrages8—The Case That Made Louis Napoleon Famous9—Alliances and MisalliancesAnnotated Record of Fugitives, 1855– and Later Years10—Introduction to the Record11—Gay’s Underground Railroad Networks12—185513—185614—Addendum to the Record15—And Still They Come16—Civil War Years17—After the Civil WarAppendicesI. Fugitives Passing through PhiladelphiaII. Fugitives Sent to AlbanyIII. Fugitives Sent to SyracuseIV. Fugitives Passing through HarrisburgV. Fugitives Sent to Boston and New BedfordVI. Fugitives Traveling by SeaVII. Key to New York City Underground Railroad MapChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Don Papson was awarded the 2012 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize in Leadership for co-founding the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association and establishing the North Star Underground Railroad Museum. He lives in Plattsburgh, New York, and blogs at www.secretlivesoftheundergroundrailroadinnyc.com. Tom Calarco is a professional writer whose antislavery research is widely recognized. He was awarded the 2008 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize for advancing the knowledge and study of the Underground Railroad. He lives in Ohio.

“Don Papson and Tom Calarco have opened for us a treasure trove, a first hand, first person, first rate exploration of the Underground Railroad in operation”—North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association; “This book is a must-have for researchers, genealogists, students, teachers, and general readers interested in this dramatic period in our nation’s history!”—Kate Larson, Bound For the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by A.J. Williams-MyersPrefaceIntroduction1—Sydney Howard Gay and the Cause2—Friends of Freedom3—A Slave Hunt in the Shadow of City Hall4—Louis Napoleon’s Early Life5—More Fugitives and Challenges6—Stationmasters7—Outrages8—The Case That Made Louis Napoleon Famous9—Alliances and MisalliancesAnnotated Record of Fugitives, 1855– and Later Years10—Introduction to the Record11—Gay’s Underground Railroad Networks12—185513—185614—Addendum to the Record15—And Still They Come16—Civil War Years17—After the Civil WarAppendicesI. Fugitives Passing through PhiladelphiaII. Fugitives Sent to AlbanyIII. Fugitives Sent to SyracuseIV. Fugitives Passing through HarrisburgV. Fugitives Sent to Boston and New BedfordVI. Fugitives Traveling by SeaVII. Key to New York City Underground Railroad MapChapter NotesBibliographyIndex