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Bound For Canaan

The Underground Railroad And The War For The Soul Of America

By Fergus M. Bordewich

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| Hardcover | 9780060524302

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An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change

The civil war brought to a climax the country's bitter division. But the beginnings of slavery's denouement can be traced to a courageous band of ordinary Americans, black and white, Continue

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Bound for Canaan

In the first years of the nineteenth century, most runaway slaves didn’t get very far: “Slave holders sought to impress their slaves with a belief in the boundlessness of slave territory,” Frederick Douglass wrote, and, given the reach of fugitive sl ... (read full critics)

newyorker published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

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Prior to reading this book, my knowledge of the Underground Railroad came mainly from a few slave narratives, snippets of it mentioned in history books, and from a few biographies that captured the essences of those who gave their lives for the cause. Never have I read a book that was so richly rese ... (continue)

Prior to reading this book, my knowledge of the Underground Railroad came mainly from a few slave narratives, snippets of it mentioned in history books, and from a few biographies that captured the essences of those who gave their lives for the cause. Never have I read a book that was so richly researched on the Underground Railroad the way Fergus M. Bordewich has done in BOUND FOR CANAAN. Without a doubt, this book puts in perspective how the Underground, a racially integrated network shrouded in secrecy, sets the stage for America's first civil rights movement towards social change. This book is an extraordinary achievement and brings enlightenment to a little known topic in American History.

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