Bound for Canaan, the Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America, Fergus M. Bordewich
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Bound for Canaan, the Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America, Fergus M. Bordewich
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-519) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmapsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bound for Canaan
Nature of contents
bibliography
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55596641
Responsibility statement
Fergus M. Bordewich
Sub title
the Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America
Summary
A history of the Underground Railroad as the movement reflected America's moral complexities and political divisiveness offers insight into the role played by the nation's westward expansion, the spiritual beliefs that motivated each side of the conflict, and the efforts of black and white citizens to save tens of thousands of lives
Table Of Contents
pt. 1. Beginnings: 1800 to 1830: An evil without remedy ; The fate of millions unborn ; A gadfly in Philadelphia ; The hand of God in North Carolina ; The spreading stain -- pt. II. Connections: The 1830s: Free as sure as the devil ; Fanatics, disorganizers, and disturbers of the peace ; The grandest revolution the world has ever seen ; A whole-souled man -- pt. III. Confrontation: The 1840s: Across the Ohio ; The car of freedom ; Our watchword is ONWARD ; The saltwater underground -- pt. IV. Victory: The 1850s: A disease of the body politic ; Do we call this the land of the free? ; General Tubman ; Laboratories of freedom ; The last train
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Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America
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- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Abolitionists
- Abolitionisme
- History
- Underground railroad
- 1800-1899
- Underground Railroad
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- USA
- Weggelopen slaven
- Fugitive slaves
- Slavernij
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- history -- 19th century
- United States
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- history -- 19th century
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Abolitionismus
- Antislavery movements
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- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Abolitionists
- Abolitionisme
- History
- Underground railroad
- 1800-1899
- Underground Railroad
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- USA
- Weggelopen slaven
- Fugitive slaves
- Slavernij
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- history -- 19th century
- United States
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- history -- 19th century
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Abolitionismus
- Antislavery movements
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