Beyond the River
Subtitle: A True Story of the Underground Railroad
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: January 7, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780684870656
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Slavery & emancipation; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; History: American; Slavery; U.S. History - Antebellum Period (1840-1860); History - General History; History - U.S.; Underground railroad; USA; Ohio; United States - 19th Century; United States - Civil War; History / United States / 19th Century; Rankin, John; Antislavery movements; 19th century; Abolitionists; History
First sentence: There was a time when fierce passions swept this little town, dividing its people into bitter factions.