The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois
Seiten
2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7300-7 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7300-7 (ISBN)
Fugitives fleeing from slavery in Kentucky, Missouri, and points farther south traversed the entire state of Illinois while moving northward. But they were most likely to receive help from Underground railroad operators if they passed through western Illinois, where a good number of Underground Railroad agents lived.
This book briefly discusses the Underground Railroad throughout the United States and all of Illinois. It addresses at length the activities of Underground Railroad operators, both black and white, in western Illinois. The compelling efforts of these people have been surprisingly neglected; this book examines in detail their significant contributions to this heroic chapter in American history.
This book briefly discusses the Underground Railroad throughout the United States and all of Illinois. It addresses at length the activities of Underground Railroad operators, both black and white, in western Illinois. The compelling efforts of these people have been surprisingly neglected; this book examines in detail their significant contributions to this heroic chapter in American history.
Owen W. Muelder is director of the Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. His work has appeared in Illinois Heritage.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
I. The Military Tract
II. Adams County—Free Soil but Not Free
III. Hancock County—Remote Hideouts
IV. McDonough County—Traveling through Tall Grass Prairies
V. Fulton County—Cluster of “Depots”
VI. Peoria County—Danger in the City of Peoria
VII. Knox County—Sanctuary in the College Town
VIII. Stark County—The Minister’s Diary
IX. Bureau County—The Martyr’s Brother
X. The Underground Railroad Moves on Steel
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Zusatzinfo | 21 photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index |
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Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 363 g |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-7300-2 / 0786473002 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-7300-7 / 9780786473007 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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