From Midnight to Dawn
The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad
Nonfiction, History, Canada, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th Century
| Author: | Jacqueline L. Tobin | ISBN: | 9780307485151 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | December 10, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jacqueline L. Tobin |
| ISBN: | 9780307485151 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | December 10, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
From Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraits of the men and women who established the Underground Railroad and traveled it to find new lives in Canada. Evoking the turmoil and controversies of the time, Tobin illuminates the historic events that forever connected American and Canadian history by giving us the true stories behind well-known figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Brown. She also profiles lesser-known but equally heroic figures such as Mary Ann Shadd, who became the first black female newspaper editor in North America, and Osborne Perry Anderson, the only black survivor of the fighting at Harpers Ferry. An extraordinary examination of a part of American history, From Midnight to Dawn will captivate readers with its tales of hope, courage, and a people’s determination to live equally under the law.
From Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraits of the men and women who established the Underground Railroad and traveled it to find new lives in Canada. Evoking the turmoil and controversies of the time, Tobin illuminates the historic events that forever connected American and Canadian history by giving us the true stories behind well-known figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Brown. She also profiles lesser-known but equally heroic figures such as Mary Ann Shadd, who became the first black female newspaper editor in North America, and Osborne Perry Anderson, the only black survivor of the fighting at Harpers Ferry. An extraordinary examination of a part of American history, From Midnight to Dawn will captivate readers with its tales of hope, courage, and a people’s determination to live equally under the law.
