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Author Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.

Title The Underground Railroad : an encyclopedia of people, places, and operations / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.

Publication Info. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2008.
Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (1542 entries) : 89 images, digital files
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents A-Z.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary The culmination of years of research in dozens of archives and libraries, this fascinating encyclopedia provides an unprecedented look at the network known as the Underground Railroad--that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. In operation as early as the 1700s and reaching its peak with the abolitionist movement of the antebellum period, the Underground Railroad saved countless lives and helped alter the course of American history.
This is the most complete reference on the Underground Railroad ever published. It includes full coverage of the Railroad in both the United States and Canada, which was the ultimate destination of many of the escaping slaves. The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations explores the people, places, writings, laws, and organizations that made this network possible. Entries detail the families and personalities involved in the operation, and sidebars extract primary source materials for longer entries. This encyclopedia features extensive supporting materials, including maps with actual Underground Railroad escape routes, photos, a chronology, genealogies of those involved in the operation, a listing of Underground Railroad operatives by state or Canadian province, a "passenger" list of escaping slaves, and primary and secondary source bibliographies.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference.
Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Underground Railroad -- Encyclopedias.
Underground Railroad.
Genre/Form Encyclopedias.
Subject Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Antislavery movements.
United States.
History.
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Encyclopedias.
Abolitionists.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias.
Slavery.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Encyclopedias.
Biographies.
Added Author Credo Reference (Firm)
Other Form: Print version: 0765680939 9780765680938 (DLC) 2007009199 2 v. : ill., maps
ISBN 9781849725163 online
9780765680938 set hardcover alkaline paper