Harriet Tubman - A Life in American History

Harriet Tubman served a pivotal role in leading slaves to freedom in the decade before the Civil War. This biography offers a demythologized chronicle of her life and work, providing information about her life as a slave, role as conductor on the Underground Railroad, work as a military scout during the Civil War, and postwar activism for blacks and women.

Harriet Tubman: A Life in American History provides valuable context that situates Harriet Tubman against the backdrop of the slavery debate in antebellum America, and the hardships endured by ex-slaves in postbellum America. As such, the timeframe covers nearly a full century, from the first quarter of the nineteenth to the first quarter of the twentieth. In addition to ten biographical chapters and a short timeline, Harriet Tubman includes an interpretive essay reflecting on Tubman's importance in American history, an appendix of primary documents about Tubman's life and work, a bibliography, and a number of sidebars and short commentaries embedded in the text that invite readers to explore connections between Tubman's life and political, intellectual, and social culture.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Kerry Walters is professor emeritus of philosophy at Gettysburg College.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kerry Walters
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.2022
• EAN: 9781538164747
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6474-7
• Seiten: 240
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; USA, Biography: historical, political & military, American History, Underground Railroad, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Women, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, tubman, harriet tubman, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Abolitionist, History of the Americas, Black History, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, Activist, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black, African American History, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity, Tubman Biography, Harriet Tubman Biography