It Happened on the Underground Railroad
Remarkable Events that Shaped History
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Tricia Martineau Wagner | ISBN: | 9781493015870 |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press | Publication: | September 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Globe Pequot Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tricia Martineau Wagner |
| ISBN: | 9781493015870 |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press |
| Publication: | September 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Globe Pequot Press |
| Language: | English |
From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of the famous “road” to freedom. Read about Peter Still, a former slave who came to the Philadelphia Antislavery Society in search of his family, only to discover that the man sitting in front of him was his brother. Meet the individuals who may have inspired characters in the novels Uncle Tom's Cabin and Beloved. Andexperience the heart-pounding fear of a man who mailed himself north.
From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of the famous “road” to freedom. Read about Peter Still, a former slave who came to the Philadelphia Antislavery Society in search of his family, only to discover that the man sitting in front of him was his brother. Meet the individuals who may have inspired characters in the novels Uncle Tom's Cabin and Beloved. Andexperience the heart-pounding fear of a man who mailed himself north.
