Slave Narratives of the Underground Railroad

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0486780619 ISBN13: 9780486780610 Release Date: September 2014 Publisher: Dover Publications Length: 224 Pages Weight: 0.40 lbs. Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.2" "Loved this and I'm not a big history buff. This was an eye-opener. This will make you have an even deeper respect for those who went through slavery and all they endured." -- Pollard HouseDuring the 1850s and 1860s more than 100,000 people escaped slavery in the American South by following the Underground Railroad, a complex network of secret routes and safe houses. This inexpensive compilation of firsthand accounts offers authentic insights into the Civil War era and African-American history with compelling narratives by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and lesser-known refugees.Thirty selections include the story of Eliza Harris, "The Slave Woman Who Crossed the Ohio River on the Drifting Ice with Her Child in Her Arms," whose experience inspir