Guide to Freedom: Rediscovering the Underground Railroad In One
United States County reveals Underground Railroad sites of
Frederick County, Maryland, which lies amidst a major group of
Underground Railroad routes just to the east of the Appalachians.
Frederick County, a border county in a border state during the
Civil War, directly adjoins the slave state of Virginia and the
free state of Pennsylvania. Despite the geographic centrality of
this county to Underground Railroad activity, most of its
fascinating Underground Railroad history had nearly been lost to
time. The recently rediscovered history of the Underground Railroad
in the county presents one of the very few detailed pictures of the
Underground Railroad in any border or southern state. Guide to
Freedom lists all confirmed or suspected Underground Railroad
safe-houses and routes in the county and rates each according to
the likelihood that its oral tradition or documentation is
authentic. What has emerged is a network of six confirmed routes,
more than fifty confirmed or suspected safe-houses and a number of
Underground Railroad safe-house operators and conductors. Of high
interest to readers will be the stories of freedom seekers
identified by name who passed through Frederick County including
several who were sheltered at the author's own safe-house.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2008 |
| First published: |
June 2008 |
| Authors: |
Peter H. Michael
|
| Dimensions: |
280 x 210 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
96 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4343-8037-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4343-8037-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781434380371 |
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