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Beyond the river : the untold story of the heroes of the Underground Railroad

Title
  1. Beyond the river : the untold story of the heroes of the Underground Railroad / Ann Hagedorn.
Published by
  1. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004, c2002.
Author
  1. Hagedorn, Ann.

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Description
  1. x, 333 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Subject
  1. Rankin, John, 1793-1886
  2. Antislavery movements > Ohio > History > 19th century
  3. Abolitionists > Ohio > History > 19th century
  4. Underground Railroad > Ohio
  5. Abolitionists > Ohio > Biography
  6. Fugitive slaves > Ohio > History > 19th century
Contents
  1. Preface : a double life -- pt. 1. The war before the war. 1. The kindling and the spark -- 2. Visions and ideals -- 3. On the wings of his words -- 4. River of anguish -- 5. "My dear brother" -- 6. The lantern in the window -- 7. 1831 -- 8. Speak truth to power -- 9. Family -- 10. Agitation -- 11. Mobocracy -- 12. The seventy -- 13. Two abductions and a murder -- pt. 2. 1838. 14. Waves break on either shore -- 15. "Mercy enough?" -- 16. The trap -- 17. "The matter is highly mysterious" -- 18. Exposing the chain -- 19. "These men are dangerous" -- 20. The unappeasable spirit -- pt. 3. Midnight assassins. 21. A new season -- 22. Double or nothing -- 23. By fire and sword -- 24. "Thus have I been attacked" -- 25. "A victim of the slave power" -- 26. Parker's Ferry -- 27. With spur and rein -- 28. Neighbors -- pt. 4. Beyond the river. 29. Prison doors -- 30. The quickening flow -- 31. Broken vessel -- 32. Echoes.
Call number
  1. E450
Note
  1. Reprint. Originally published: c2002.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index.
Author
  1. Hagedorn, Ann.
Title
  1. Beyond the river : the untold story of the heroes of the Underground Railroad / Ann Hagedorn.
Imprint
  1. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004, c2002.
Edition
  1. 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index.
ISBN
  1. 0684870657
  2. 9780684870656
  3. 0684870665 (pbk.)
  4. 9780684870663 (pbk.)
Research call number
  1. *R-RMRR E450 .H165 2004
  2. Sc E 03-246
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