Bound for Canaan
Subtitle: the underground railroad and the war for the soul of America
By: Fergus M. Bordewich
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Amistad
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9780060524302
Subjects: Abolitionismus; Underground Railroad; Abolitionisme; Fugitive slaves; Abolitionists; Slavernij; Weggelopen slaven; Antislavery movements; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [508]-519).
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Beginnings: 1800 to 1830.; title: An evil without remedy; title: The fate of millions unborn; title: A gadfly in Philadelphia; title: The hand of God in North Carolina; title: The spreading stain; title: pt. 2. Connections: The 1830s.; title: Free as sure as the Devil; title: Fanatics, disorganizers, and disturbers of the peace; title: The grandest revolution the world has ever seen; title: A whole-souled man; title: pt. 3. Confrontation: The 1840s.; title: Across the Ohio; title: The car of freedom; title: Our watchword is ONWARD; title: The saltwater underground; title: pt. 4. Victory: The 1850s.; title: A disease of the body politic; title: Do we call this the land of the free?; title: General Tubman; title: Laboratories of freedom; title: The last train.