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Pettit Eber |
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Sketches in the history of the Underground railroad / / Eber Pettit ; cover design by Andrea Worthington |
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New York, New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , 2015 |
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©1879 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (106 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Fugitive slaves - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Title Page; Dedication; INTRODUCTORY.; PREFACE.; CHAPTER I. THE SLAVE COFFLE AT WHEELING, VA.-THE KIND-HEARTED LANDLORD-THE GOOD SAMARITAN-THE HUNTERS MISLED-THE ESCAPE.; CHAPTER II. DAN'S TRIP FROM DUNKIRK-SEES HIS MASTER IN THE CAR-R. R. CONDUCTOR'S ADVICE FRIENDS IN NEED-SAFE ARRIVAL IN CANADA.; CHAPTER III. TOM STOWE-HIS VALUE TO HIS MASTER-HIS BOY SOLD AND HIS WIFE DIES-HE FINDS HIS BOY-HIS ESCAPE TO PITTSBURG, AND THENCE TO CANADA.; CHAPTER IV. ORIGIN OF THE U. G. R. R. "JO NORTON." |
CHAPTER V. JO NORTON, CONTINUED-MAKING THEIR WAY FROM WASHINGTON TO ALBANY-JO GOES TO SCHOOL-LECTURES TO BUY HIS WIFE AND CHILD-SUCCEEDS-THE HAPPY MEETINGCHAPTER VI. "JO NORTON," CONTINUED-HIS QUICKNESS AT REPARTEE-LECTURES IN VILLENOVA-SETTLES IN SYRACUSE-ENFORCING THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW-THE "SHADRACH" CASE IN BOSTON-EFFECT ON SYRACUSE AND THE EMPIRE STATE; CHAPTER VII. THE "JERRY RESCUE"-JO NORTON HEADS THE PARTY THAT RESCUES JERRY-EXCITING TIMES IN SYRACUSE-THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW IN CONTEMPT-JO GOES TO CANADA |
CHAPTER VIII. GEORGE AND CLARA-THEY REACH OBERLIN-HOTLY PURSUED TAKE PASSAGE WITH CAPT. TITUS-RECOGNIZED BY THEIR OWNER-CAPT. TITUS' EXPERIENCE-AN INCIDENT OF THE BURNING OF THE ERIE-ESCAPE OF THE FUGITIVESCHAPTER IX. AN OLD-FASHIONED DEMOCRAT-THE U. G. R. R. BUSINESS A MEANS OF POLITICAL |
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CONVERSION; CHAPTER X. TWO DEMOCRATIC NEIGHBORS VOTE FOR JAMES K. POLK-AND HAVE A VISIT THE EVENING AFTER ELECTION-THEY BECOME U. G. R. R. AGENTS-THE ESCAPE OF ROBERT |
CHAPTER XI. TRUE DEMOCRATS VERSUS COPPERHEADS-THE ESCAPE OF STATIE AND LILA-FROM WASHINGTON, D. C., TO WARSAW, N. Y., IN A BOX-PURSUERS FOILED.CHAPTER XII. MARGARET-BORN ON A SLAVE SHIP-CHILDHOOD IN A KIND FAMILY-ANOTHER MASTER, WICKED, CRUEL, AND A COWARD-HER HUSBAND SOLD AND SHE ESCAPES-HUNTED WITH BLOOD-HOUNDS AND RESCUED BY A MASTIFF-ARRIVES IN NEW YORK-HER SON, SAMUEL R. WARD.; CHAPTER XIII. THE ESCAPE OF JIM AND HIS COMPANIONS-NIGHT MEETINGS AMONG THE SLAVES-AN ANGRY SOUTHERNER IN FREDONIA |
CHAPTER XIV. BLACKSMITH HENRY-WORKS HIS WAY FROM NEW ORLEANS TO BALTIMORE-WRITES HIS OWN PASS AND GETS ON TO SPRINGVILLE, N. Y.-FALLS INTO GOOD HANDS AND GETS SAFELY THROUGH-SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS EARLY LIFE-A CHRISTIAN LADY IN KENTUCKY-A PREACHER IN A TIGHT PLACECHAPTER XV. JOE AND ROSA-SOLD-THE ESCAPE-THEY REACH THE SOUTHERN TERMINUS OF U. G. R. R.-DANGER SIGNALS-THE QUAKER FRIEND-THE MASTER ON THE TRACK - OUTWITTED BY THE QUAKER-SAFE IN WILBERFORCE COLONY |
CHAPTER XVI. CASSEY ESCAPES FROM BALTIMORE-RETURNS FOR HER CHILD-ESCAPES AGAIN IN SAILOR COSTUME-ELUDES THE SLAVE CATCHER, CATHCART-GOES TO CANADA-RETURNS TO NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.-THE SLAVE CATCHER FINDS HER-A LONG RIDE AND HOW IT CAME OUT-AN INTELLIGENT IRISHMAN-WHAT MARGARET DID FOR HIM |
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