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The Story of the Underground Railroad

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Originally published in 1910 as a section of the author’s larger “Side Lights on American History,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, tells the story of the Underground Railroad--a secret network for helping slaves escape from the South to the North and to Canada in the years before the Civil War.

Sample passage:
Various methods were used by the slaves in effecting their escape. Some came from the far South, guided by the North Star or by the trend of a mountain range, secreting themselves during the day. Some were stowed away in steam-vessels, others rowed in open skiffs for hundreds of miles, thus eluding the keen-scented bloodhound and the more dreaded slave-catcher. A few reached the North in boxes, sent as common merchandise. Women in male attire and men dressed in the garb of women succeeded in reaching the land of freedom. In a few instances a slave with a fair skin and scarcely distinguishable from one of the dominant race would assume the habit and importance of the master, and take the ordinary mode of conveyance.

About the Author:
Henry William Elson was a professor of history at Ohio State University. Other works include “History of the United States of America” and “Four Great American Presidents.”

Language: English

Pages: 13

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: A. J. Cornell Publications

Release: May 10, 2011

The Story of the Underground Railroad

5/5 ( ratings)

Originally published in 1910 as a section of the author’s larger “Side Lights on American History,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, tells the story of the Underground Railroad--a secret network for helping slaves escape from the South to the North and to Canada in the years before the Civil War.

Sample passage:
Various methods were used by the slaves in effecting their escape. Some came from the far South, guided by the North Star or by the trend of a mountain range, secreting themselves during the day. Some were stowed away in steam-vessels, others rowed in open skiffs for hundreds of miles, thus eluding the keen-scented bloodhound and the more dreaded slave-catcher. A few reached the North in boxes, sent as common merchandise. Women in male attire and men dressed in the garb of women succeeded in reaching the land of freedom. In a few instances a slave with a fair skin and scarcely distinguishable from one of the dominant race would assume the habit and importance of the master, and take the ordinary mode of conveyance.

About the Author:
Henry William Elson was a professor of history at Ohio State University. Other works include “History of the United States of America” and “Four Great American Presidents.”

Language: English

Pages: 13

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: A. J. Cornell Publications

Release: May 10, 2011

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