From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad by Johnson

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.html.images 324 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.epub3.images 1.7 MB Send
to
kindle
email:

EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.epub.images 1.7 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.epub.noimages 204 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.kf8.images 1.8 MB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.kindle.images 1.8 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/62165.txt.utf-8 281 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/62165/pg62165-h.zip 1.7 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Johnson, H. U. (Homer Uri)
Title From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad
Note Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary "From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad" by H. U. Johnson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the Underground Railroad, detailing personal narratives and the experiences of those who sought freedom from slavery. It captures the clandestine operations of this network, emphasizing the courage of both the fugitives and those who assisted them. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage for a tale of escape and adventure as he introduces Jim Jones, a young enslaved boy who attempts to flee to freedom in August 1839. Caught by a patrol, he endures torture yet reveals only glimpses of the Underground Railroad, sparking intrigue about the network of secret escape routes. This opening promises a deeper exploration of stories surrounding historical figures and events tied to the singular goal of escaping the horrors of slavery, while also highlighting the risk taken by those involved. As the narrative unfolds, a group of fugitives—Jo, Nancy, Harry, and Kate, among others—begins to take shape, forming a central thread through the first chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Subject Underground Railroad
Subject Fugitive slaves -- United States
Category Text
EBook-No. 62165
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 63 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!