Gateway to freedom : the hidden history of the underground railroad / Eric Foner.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner relates the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foner, Eric, 1943- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:xiii, 301 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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