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The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack region
- Title
- The Underground Railroad in the Adirondack region / Tom Calarco.
- Author
- Calarco, Tom, 1947-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F127.A2 C25 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 293 pages : illustrations, maps; 27 cm
- Summary
- "The book has extensive maps, photographs and appendices: key contributors to the cause are identified, abolition meetings and conventions are described, and maps of the Underground Railroad stations by county are provided."--Jacket.
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Underground Railroad > New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains Region
- Antislavery movements > New York (State) > Adironack Mountains Region > History > 19th century
- Underground Railroad
- Antislavery movements
- Underground Railroad
- Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.) > History > 19th century
- New York Staat
- New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains Region
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part I: The underground railroad in northern New York and its role in the abolition of slavery: The legend -- Roots -- The higher law -- Jehovah has decreed it! --- The sword is now drawn -- On account of color -- The byway to freedom -- Establishing outposts -- Another strategy -- The forgotten abolitionist -- Heard it through the grapevine -- Roll it along -- Death and transfiguration -- A breach has been made -- Fat of the land -- Exodus -- In search of the promised land -- Voices crying in the wilderness -- To the rescue -- Family matters -- Go west, young abolitionist -- Never half what it is now -- All aboard! -- Marching to immortality. Part II: The underground railroad stops in eastern New York from New York City to Canada: Stops in New York City -- Stops in the Mid-Hudson region -- Stops in Albany county -- Stops in Rensselaer county -- Stops in Washington county -- Stops in Clinton county -- Stops in Saratoga county -- Stops in Warren county -- Stops in Essex and Franklin counties -- Stops in St. Lawrence county.
- ISBN
- 0786416270
- 9780786416271
- LCCN
- 2003022087
- OCLC
- ocm53215764
- 53215764
- SCSB-1324455
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library