LEADER 03277nam 2200673 450 001 9910787207903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-0974-4 010 $a0-8131-4841-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000333848 035 $a(EBL)1914965 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001401768 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12594309 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401768 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11351443 035 $a(PQKB)10053453 035 $a(OCoLC)605308595 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43754 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1914965 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011805 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690709 035 $a(OCoLC)900344338 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1914965 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000333848 100 $a20150209h19961996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDelia Webster and the Underground Railroad /$fRandolph Paul Runyon ; researched in collaboration with William Albert Davis 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1996. 210 4$dİ1996 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-59427-9 311 $a0-8131-1966-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. ""Deceived in the distance""; 2. ""Perhaps you can decipher its contents""; 3. ""Partner of his guilt""; 4. ""On account of her sex""; 5. ""The error of a woman's heart""; 6. ""Did ... entice and seduce""; 7. ""It might not appear what I shall be""; 8. ""The sincere desire of your fond father""; 9. ""I am afraid they will not always be on as friendly terms""; 10. ""The very madness of the moon""; 11. ""A very bold and defiant kind of woman""; 12. Aftermath: ""This remarkable history""; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 330 $aIn this captivating tale, Randolph Paul Runyon follows the trail of the first woman imprisoned for assisting runaway slaves and explores the mystery surrounding her life and work. In September 1844, Delia Webster took a break from her teaching responsibilities at Lexington Female Academy and accompanied Calvin Fairbank, a Methodist preacher from Oberlin College, on a Saturday drive in the country. At the end of their trip, their passengers--Lewis Hayden and his family--remained in southern Ohio, ticketed for the Underground Railroad. Webster and Fairbank returned to a near riot and jail cells 606 $aWomen abolitionists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAbolitionists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aUnderground Railroad 606 $aAntislavery movements$zUnited States 607 $aKentucky$xHistory$y1792-1865 615 0$aWomen abolitionists 615 0$aAbolitionists 615 0$aUnderground Railroad. 615 0$aAntislavery movements 676 $a973.5/092 700 $aRunyon$b Randolph$f1947-$01167466 702 $aDavis$b William Albert 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787207903321 996 $aDelia Webster and the Underground Railroad$93684726 997 $aUNINA