{"product_id":"slave-narratives-of-the-underground-railroad-paperback","title":"Slave Narratives of the Underground Railroad - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Rudisel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBob Blaisdell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 House\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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.\u003cbr\u003eThirty 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 inspired a memorable scene in \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin.\u003c\/i\u003e Other accounts include that of Henry \"Box\" Brown, who hid in a crate mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists; Theophilus Collins's escape after \"A Desperate, Bloody Struggle -- Gun, Knife and Fire Shovel, Used by Infuriated Master\"; excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's 1861 narrative, \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; and the remarkable flight of William and Ellen Craft, \"Female Slave in Male Attire, Fleeing as a Planter, with Her Husband as Her Body Servant.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003cbr\u003eThirty 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 inspired a memorable scene in \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin.\u003c\/i\u003e Other accounts include that of Henry Box Brown, who hid in a crate mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists; excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's 1861 narrative, \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; and the remarkable flight of William and Ellen Craft, Female Slave in Male Attire, Fleeing as a Planter, with Her Husband as Her Body Servant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003cbr\u003eThirty 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 inspired a memorable scene in \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin.\u003c\/i\u003e Other accounts include that of Henry \"Box\" Brown, who hid in a crate mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists; excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's 1861 narrative, \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; and the remarkable flight of William and Ellen Craft, \"Female Slave in Male Attire, Fleeing as a Planter, with Her Husband as Her Body Servant.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn English professor at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College, Bob Blaisdell is the editor of numerous Dover Thrift Editions, including \u003ci\u003eNew York: The Big Apple Quote Book \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGreat Speeches by Mark Twain. \u003c\/i\u003eChristine Rudisel is Assistant Professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.24 x 5.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756243681568,"sku":"9780486780610","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/251d8cd7c1a174481906db0fcc3b2ca9.webp?v=1780077396","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slave-narratives-of-the-underground-railroad-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}