*Includes pictures of Harriet and important people and places in her life.
*Includes contemporaneous accounts of Harriet, the Underground Railroad, and her Civil War service.
*Examines the legends and mythology of Harriet's participation in the Underground Railroad, John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, the Civil War, and the women's suffrage movement.
*Includes a Timeline and Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“Excepting John Brown, of sacred memory, I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you have. Much that you have done would seem improbable to those who do not know you as I know you.” – Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous women in American history, and from an early age every American learns of her contributions to abolition and the Underground Railroad. The woman who became known as the Moses of her people personally led more than 13 expeditions to free slaves in the South, and she was so integral in helping escaped slaves achieve freedom that her name is practically synonymous with the Underground Railroad today.
*Includes contemporaneous accounts of Harriet, the Underground Railroad, and her Civil War service.
*Examines the legends and mythology of Harriet's participation in the Underground Railroad, John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, the Civil War, and the women's suffrage movement.
*Includes a Timeline and Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
“Excepting John Brown, of sacred memory, I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you have. Much that you have done would seem improbable to those who do not know you as I know you.” – Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous women in American history, and from an early age every American learns of her contributions to abolition and the Underground Railroad. The woman who became known as the Moses of her people personally led more than 13 expeditions to free slaves in the South, and she was so integral in helping escaped slaves achieve freedom that her name is practically synonymous with the Underground Railroad today.