| Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania, Second Edition Contributor(s): Switala, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811735184 ISBN-13: 9780811735186 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: This book retraces Underground Railroad routes in Pennsylvania with detailed maps, descriptions of local networks, identifications of key houses and sites, and names of those involved in helping escaped slaves gain their freedom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 2008018028 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Black History - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Revised and expanded with recently uncovered information - Detailed maps of escape routes and networks - Eyewitness accounts of fugitives Organized in antebellum America to help slaves escape to freedom, the Underground Railroad was cloaked in secrecy and operated at great peril to everyone involved. The system was extremely active in Pennsylvania, with routes running through cities and towns in all parts of the state.This revised second edition retraces the routes with detailed maps, discusses the large city networks, identifies the houses and sites where escapees found refuge, and records the names of the people who risked their lives to support the operation. |