Slave Narratives of the Underground Railroad (eBook)

Bob Blaisdell, Christine Rudisel (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
224 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-79670-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Firsthand accounts of escapes from slavery in the American South include narratives by Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman as well as lesser-known travelers of the Underground Railroad.

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"e;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."e; — 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, "e;The Slave Woman Who Crossed the Ohio River on the Drifting Ice with Her Child in Her Arms,"e; whose experience inspired a memorable scene in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Other accounts include that of Henry "e;Box"e; Brown, who hid in a crate mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists; Theophilus Collins's escape after "e;A Desperate, Bloody Struggle — Gun, Knife and Fire Shovel, Used by Infuriated Master"e;; excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's 1861 narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; and the remarkable flight of William and Ellen Craft, "e;Female Slave in Male Attire, Fleeing as a Planter, with Her Husband as Her Body Servant."e;

Autor

An English professor at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College, Bob Blaisdell is the editor of numerous Dover Thrift Editions, including New York: The Big Apple Quote Book and Great Speeches by Mark Twain. Christine Rudisel is Assistant Professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.7.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Black History
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Schlagworte: african-american history • Civil War • dover books, dover books on African americans, African americans, African american history, the underground railroad, narrative of the underground railroad, escaping slavery, slavery in america, slavery, slave narrative, history, american history, society, against the odds, uplifting stories, engaging, lively, hardship, conflict, touching, grief, destiny, spiritual, realistic, family, politics, revolution, government and governing, historical, underground railroad, life journey • Slavery • Underground Railroad • us history
• ISBN-10: 0-486-79670-1 / 0486796701
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-79670-3 / 9780486796703