The (Underground) Railroad in African American literature [e-book] /
Zabel, Darcy.
New York : P. Lang,
c2004.
"The (Underground) Railroad in African American Literature offers a brief history of the African American experience of the railroad and the uses of railroad history by a wide assortment of twentieth-century African American poets, dramatists, and fiction writers. Moreover, this literary history examines the ways in which trains, train history, and legendary train figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Henry have served as literary symbols."--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-229).

"The (Underground) Railroad in African American Literature offers a brief history of the African American experience of the railroad and the uses of railroad history by a wide assortment of twentieth-century African American poets, dramatists, and fiction writers. Moreover, this literary history examines the ways in which trains, train history, and legendary train figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Henry have served as literary symbols."--Jacket.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
American literature
American literature
African Americans
Railroad stories
African Americans in literature.
Railroad travel in literature.
Symbolism in literature.
Railroads in literature.
Underground Railroad.
American literature
American literature
African Americans
Railroad stories
African Americans in literature
Railroad travel in literature
Symbolism in literature
Railroads in literature
Underground Railroad