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Bound for Canaan

the underground railroad and the war for the soul of America

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An edition of Bound for Canaan (2005)

Bound for Canaan

the underground railroad and the war for the soul of America

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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.

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Amistad
Language
English
Pages
540

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Subjects
Abolitionismus, Underground Railroad, Abolitionisme, Fugitive slaves, Abolitionists, Slavernij, Weggelopen slaven, Antislavery movements, History, Underground railroad, Antislavery movements, united states, Fugitive slaves, united states
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United States, USA
Times
19th century

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Table of Contents

pt. 1. Beginnings: 1800 to 1830.
An evil without remedy
The fate of millions unborn
A gadfly in Philadelphia
The hand of God in North Carolina
The spreading stain
pt. 2. Connections: The 1830s.
Free as sure as the Devil
Fanatics, disorganizers, and disturbers of the peace
The grandest revolution the world has ever seen
A whole-souled man
pt. 3. Confrontation: The 1840s.
Across the Ohio
The car of freedom
Our watchword is ONWARD
The saltwater underground
pt. 4. Victory: The 1850s.
A disease of the body politic
Do we call this the land of the free?
General Tubman
Laboratories of freedom
The last train.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [508]-519).

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973.7/115
Library of Congress
E450 .B735 2005, E450.B735 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 540 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
540

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OL24722876M
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0060524308
ISBN 13
9780060524302
LCCN
2004052082
OCLC/WorldCat
55596641

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