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The Underground Railroad
William Still · Public domain text
404,653 words · about 28 h 20 min to read
Text only · 90 illustrations omitted. Illustrated source.
About this edition
The text of The Underground Railroad comes from Project Gutenberg e-text #15263. It is in English and public domain in the United States. Project Gutenberg’s header and license text are removed, and RedLectern sets the text out for reading on screen; no words of the book are rewritten or summarized. More formats (EPUB, Kindle) · How RedLectern is built
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From Wikipedia
The Underground Railroad Records is an 1872 book by William Still, who is known as the Father of the Underground Railroad. It is subtitled A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road.
- Author
- William Still (1821–1902)
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Fugitive slaves › United States › Biography, Abolitionists › United States › Biography, Antislavery movements › United States › History › 19th century, Underground Railroad, Fugitive slaves › United States › History › 19th century
- Length
- 404,653 words · about 28 h 20 min
- Sections
- 5 reader sections · Table of contents
- Source
- Project Gutenberg #15263
Contents (5)
- The Underground Railroad about 6 h 52 min
- The Underground Railroad (part 2 of 5) about 6 h 58 min
- The Underground Railroad (part 3 of 5) about 7 h 2 min
- The Underground Railroad (part 4 of 5) about 6 h 56 min
- The Underground Railroad (part 5 of 5) about 32 min
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