Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Blazing the trail -- 2. Thorny is the pathway -- 3. Fugitives in flight -- 4. The captives of the Amistad -- 5. A house divided -- 6. "This pretended law we cannot obey" -- 7. New Haven, gateway from the sea -- 8. West Connecticut trunk lines -- 9. East Connecticut locals -- 10. Valley line to Hartford -- 11. Middletown, a way station -- 12. Farmington, the Grand Central station -- 13. The road in full swing -- Appendices -- 1. Narrative of Mr. Nehemiah Caulkins of Waterford, Connecticut -- 2. Underground Railroad agents in Connecticut -- 3. Slaves and free negroes in Connecticut, 1639-1860 -- 4. Antislavery aocieties in Connecticut, 1837 -- 5. Slaves in Connecticut, 1830 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |