The Martyrdom of Abolitionist Charles Torrey /

During his brief yet remarkable career, abolitionist Charles Torrey -- called the ""father of the Underground Railroad"" by his peers -- assisted almost four hundred slaves in gaining their freedom. A Yale graduate and an ordained minister, Torrey set up a well-organized route fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Torrey, Charles T. > (Charles Turner), > 1813-1846.
Torrey, Charles T. > (Charles Turner), > 1813-1846 > Death and burial.
Torrey, Charles T. > (Charles Turner), > 1813-1846 > Imprisonment.
Torrey, Charles T. > (Charles Turner), > 1813-1846 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Underground Railroad.
Imprisonment.
Fugitive slaves.
Clergy.
Antislavery movements.
Abolitionists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Clerge > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Biographies.
Esclaves fugitifs > Maryland > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > Maryland > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Underground Railroad > Maryland.
Abolitionnistes > Maryland > Biographies.
Abolitionnistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Clergy > New England > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Maryland > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Maryland > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > Maryland > Biography.
Abolitionists > United States > Biography.
United States.
New England.
Maryland.
History.
Biographies.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During his brief yet remarkable career, abolitionist Charles Torrey -- called the ""father of the Underground Railroad"" by his peers -- assisted almost four hundred slaves in gaining their freedom. A Yale graduate and an ordained minister, Torrey set up a well-organized route for escaped slaves traveling from Washington and Baltimore to Philadelphia and Albany. Arrested in Baltimore in 1844 for his activities, Torrey spent two years in prison before he succumbed to tuberculosis. By then, other abolitionists widely recognized and celebrated Torrey's exploits: running wagonloads of slaves north.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780807152324

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