John Todd And the Underground Railroad
Subtitle: Biography of an Iowa Abolitionist
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: October 4, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786427833
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; Slavery & emancipation; United States - Civil War; Iowa; Feminism & Feminist Theory; United States - General; Clergy; Underground railroad; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: American; USA; Historical - U.S.; United States - Antebellum Era; Tabor; United States - 19th Century; Discrimination & Racism; Abolitionists; Biography
Description: "Details the life of Reverend John Todd and presents the story of the Underground Railroad station in Tabor. Todd provided spiritual guidance for the residents who joined the abolitionist movement. Todd's service in the Union Army, jubilation with Federal victory, and postwar construction of the Tabor Literary Institute, are also discussed. An appendix contains various letters and documents"--Provided by publisher.