Author: William Still (Author of The Underground Rail Road.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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The Underground Rail Road. A Record of ... the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes and Death-struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, as Related by Themselves and Others, Or Witnessed by the Author, Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits, and Illustrations.]
Author: William Still (Author of The Underground Rail Road.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Trübner's American and Oriental literary record
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Languages : en
Pages : 698
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Languages : en
Pages : 698
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Catalog ... of the American Historical Library, Collection of Alfred S. Manson, Boston, Mass
Author: Alfred Small Manson
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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The Underground Rail Road
Author: William Still
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ISBN: 9781462269976
Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 807
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Hardcover reprint of the original 1872 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves And Others Or Witnessed By The Author: Together With Sketches Of Some Of The Largest Stockholders And Most Liberal Aiders And Advisers Of The Road. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves And Others Or Witnessed By The Author: Together With Sketches Of Some Of The Largest Stockholders And Most Liberal Aiders And Advisers Of The Road, . Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872. Subject: Underground railroad
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ISBN: 9781462269976
Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 807
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1872 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves And Others Or Witnessed By The Author: Together With Sketches Of Some Of The Largest Stockholders And Most Liberal Aiders And Advisers Of The Road. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Still, William. The Underground Rail Road: A Record Of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &C., Narrating The Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes, And Death Struggles Of The Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves And Others Or Witnessed By The Author: Together With Sketches Of Some Of The Largest Stockholders And Most Liberal Aiders And Advisers Of The Road, . Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872. Subject: Underground railroad
The Underground Rail Road
Author: William Still
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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"Historically significant document by Still, a free-born Black man who became an author and abolitionist movement leader in Philadelphia, PA. The volume document the stories of escaped slaves, and remains "the only first-person account of Black activities on the Underground Railroad written and self-published by an African-America...William Still was a major contributor to the success of the Underground Railroad activities in Philadelphia and a part of Philadelphia's free Black community that played an essential role in the Underground Railroad. He personally provide room and board for many African Americans who escaped slavery and stopped in Philadelphia on their way to Canada. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery's Vigilance Committee, he raised funds to assist runaways and arrange their passage to the North. He was instrumental in financing several of Harriet Tubman's trips to the South to liberate enslaved Africans" (Turner, Diane D. "William Still's National Significance." Web blog post. William Still: African American Abolitionist. Temple University, n.d. 18 August, 2016)." --description from Lorne Bair Rare Books Inc., bookseller.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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Category : Abolitionists
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
"Historically significant document by Still, a free-born Black man who became an author and abolitionist movement leader in Philadelphia, PA. The volume document the stories of escaped slaves, and remains "the only first-person account of Black activities on the Underground Railroad written and self-published by an African-America...William Still was a major contributor to the success of the Underground Railroad activities in Philadelphia and a part of Philadelphia's free Black community that played an essential role in the Underground Railroad. He personally provide room and board for many African Americans who escaped slavery and stopped in Philadelphia on their way to Canada. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery's Vigilance Committee, he raised funds to assist runaways and arrange their passage to the North. He was instrumental in financing several of Harriet Tubman's trips to the South to liberate enslaved Africans" (Turner, Diane D. "William Still's National Significance." Web blog post. William Still: African American Abolitionist. Temple University, n.d. 18 August, 2016)." --description from Lorne Bair Rare Books Inc., bookseller.
The Underground Railroad
Author: William Still
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Category : Antislavery movements
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Category : Antislavery movements
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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The Underground Railroad
Author: William Still
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Category : Fugitive slaves
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Category : Fugitive slaves
Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
Author: Nicolas Trübner
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Dictionary Catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History
Author: Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 980
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 980
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Dictionary Catalog
Author: Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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