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Beschreibung

First published in 1872, The Underground Railroad is a fascinating collection of slaves'' own narratives of their escapes from bondage. Their accounts provide a horrifying window into the reality of the ''peculiar institution'' and the trials they had to endure to escape it. This abridged collection consists of a wide variety of slave narratives faithfully recorded by William Still, a conductor on the underground railroad. Along with the narratives are contemporary newspaper articles and personal correspondence between slaves and members of the underground railroad that place the reader back into the world of the abolitionist movement in America.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

First published in 1872, The Underground Railroad is a fascinating collection of slaves'' own narratives of their escapes from bondage. Their accounts provide a horrifying window into the reality of the ''peculiar institution'' and the trials they had to endure to escape it. This abridged collection consists of a wide variety of slave narratives faithfully recorded by William Still, a conductor on the underground railroad. Along with the narratives are contemporary newspaper articles and personal correspondence between slaves and members of the underground railroad that place the reader back into the world of the abolitionist movement in America.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Neuzeit
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781784287139
ISBN-10: 178428713X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Still, William
Hersteller: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 126 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: William Still
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.04.2017
Gewicht: 0,294 kg
Artikel-ID: 108157244

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