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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
By Foner, Eric
- ISBN
- 9780393244076
- Publisher
- Norton
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Starred Review on November 15, 2014 | Social Sciences
Preeminent scholar Foner (DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia Univ.; The Fiery Trial; Reconstruction) adds to his impressive oeuvre with this fascinating study of the Underground Railroad. The author eschews the common approach of documenting the phenomenon from the South, instead centering his monograph on New York City. Through individuals such as abolitionist Sydney Howard Gay and minis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
