Owen W. Muelder

The Underground Railroad in Western Illinois

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Produktbeschreibung

Fugitives fleeing from slavery in Kentucky, Missouri, and points farther south traversed the entire state of Illinois while moving northward. But they were most likely to receive help from Underground railroad operators if they passed through western Illinois. This briefly discusses the Underground Railroad throughout the US and all of Illinois, but addresses at length the activities of Underground Railroad operators, both black and white, in western Illinois.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780786473007
• ISBN-10: 0786473002
• Artikelnr.: 36174205

Autorenporträt

Owen W. Muelder is director of the Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. His work has appeared in Illinois Heritage.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
I. The Military Tract     
II. Adams County-Free Soil but Not Free     
III. Hancock County-Remote Hideouts     
IV. McDonough County-Traveling through Tall Grass Prairies     
V. Fulton County-Cluster of "Depots"     
VI. Peoria County-Danger in the City of Peoria     
VII. Knox County-Sanctuary in the College Town     
VIII. Stark County-The Minister's Diary     
IX. Bureau County-The Martyr's Brother     
X. The Underground Railroad Moves on Steel     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index