Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania
By: William J. Switala.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780811735186
Subjects: Underground Railroad -- Pennsylvania; Fugitive slaves -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century; African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century; Historic sites -- Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania -- Race relations; Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The escape of Henry "Box" Brown; title: The setting; title: Operation of the railroad; title: Bedford-Clearfield route; title: Uniontown-Indiana route; title: Uniontown-Pittsburgh route; title: Washington route; title: Pittsburgh network; title: Crawford-Erie County network; title: Central route; title: Southeastern corridor; title: Philadelphia network; title: Northeastern corridor; title: The role of organized religion.