Häftad, Engelska, 2003

Fleeing for Freedom

Stories of the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still

Av Willene Hendrick, George Hendrick

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Selected narratives from the two most important contemporary chroniclers of the Underground Railroad, Levi Coffin and William Still. Here are firsthand descriptions of the experiences of escaped slaves making their way to freedom in the North and in Canada in the years before the Civil War. A colorful yet balanced portrait. —William L. Van Deburg

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2003-11-17
Mått: 141 x 221 x 14 mm
Vikt: 313 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 224
Upplaga: 3224
Förlag: Ivan R Dee, Inc
ISBN: 9781566635462

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George and Willene Hendrick are independent scholars and researchers who together have written The Creole Mutiny: A Tale of Revolt Aboard a Slave Ship, and edited Two Slave Rebellions at Sea and several collections of Carl Sandburg's poems, including Poems for the People. George Hendrick, formerly professor of English at the University of Illinois, has also edited To Reach Eternity: The Letters of James Jones. The Hendricks live in Urbana, Illinois.

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A must for African American history collections, this book provides a compelling glimpse into a noble juncture in the American experience.

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