The liberty line : the legend of the underground railroad /

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The underground railroad - with its mysterious signals, secret depots, abolitionist heroes, and slave-hunting villains - has become part of American mythology. But legend has distorted much of the history of this institution, which Larry Gara carefully investigates in this important study. Gara show...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gara, Larry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Temas:
Underground Railroad.
Fugitive slaves > United States.
Esclaves fugitifs > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Fugitive slaves
Underground Railroad
Flucht
Sklave
United States
USA > Südstaaten
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Legendary Railroad
  • 2. Slavery and Freedom
  • 3. The Road to the North
  • 4. A Deep-Laid Scheme
  • 5. Friends of the Fugitive
  • 6. The Fugitive Issue
  • 7. The Roots of a Legend
  • 8. Reminiscence and Romance.

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