Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched institution,...
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More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched institution, slavery lived on legally and commercially even in the northern states that had abol
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393244076 (0393244075)
ASIN: 393244075
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
African American,
Politics,
American History,
Military History,
Civil War,
American Civil War,
Race,
Historical
At times, I was frustrated with the weight given to NYC and for a while it almost seems like too much background material. Yet, after finishing this book, I understand more and know more than simply Harriet Tubman. Rich in information.
Erc Foner's book is less the comprehensive history of the Underground Railroad that its subtitle might suggest than a history of what he terms the "Metropolitan Corridor" -- the network that passed through or near New York City. This is because of the discovery which inspired the book: the "Record o...
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