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The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts [Audiobook] download free by William Still

The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts Audiobook download free by William Still
  • Listen audiobook: The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts
  • Author: William Still
  • Release date: 2007/5/24
  • Publisher: DOVER PUBLICATIONS INC.
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: Transportation
  • ISBN: 9780486455532
  • Rating: 9.05 of 10
  • Votes: 511
  • Review by: Eleanor Womack
  • Review rating: 7.71 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/9/12
  • Duration: 3H48M28S in 256 kbps (60.8 MB)
  • Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-08
  • You can listen to this audiobook in formats: FLAC, AC3, WAV, MPEG4, MP4, WMA, MP3 (compression AZW3, CPIO, RAR, LZ, LZMA, ZIP)
  • Total pages original book: 304
  • Includes a PDF summary of 28 pages
  • Duration of the summary (audio): 21M21S (5.6 MB)
  • Description or summary of the audiobook: In the winter of 1852, a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroad-the General Vigilance Committee. William Still, himself a son of slaves, was named its secretary and executive director. Deeply moved by the stories of the fugitive slaves he helped conduct northward, Still took his committee record-keeping to a higher level. He wrote down, in eloquent narrative form, every detail of their stirring, often heartbreaking histories.Second only to the great Harriet Tubman in the number of freedom-seeking 'passengers' he conducted through the Underground Railroad, Still let the words of former slaves speak for themselves. In his journals, he painstakingly reproduced vivid accounts he heard from their very lips. And he added excerpts from letters, newspapers, and legal documents to the already arresting biographical sketches, creating unforgettable portraits of the slaves' deadly struggles, brutal hardships, and narrow escapes.When the Civil War ended and slavery was abolished, William Still published his journals as The Underground Railroad. It is considered the most complete firsthand account ever written of the men, women, and children who rode the legendary 'Railroad' to freedom. This edition includes a new Introduction and 20 illustrations from the original publication.
  • Other categories, genre or collection: History Of The Americas, Slavery & Abolition Of Slavery, Black & Asian Studies, Trains & Railways, American Civil War, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
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  • Format: Paperback
  • Approximate value: 16.56 USD
  • Dimensions: 140x214x15mm
  • Weight: 313g
  • Printed by: Not Available
  • Published in: New York, United States

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