Beyond the River - The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad

Zusatztext Smithsonian A groundbreaking chronicle [that] sheds new light on one of the most dramatic chapters in American history. Informationen zum Autor Ann Hagedorn has been a staff writer for  The Wall Street Journal  and has taught writing at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is the author of Wild Ride , Ransom ,  Beyond the River , Savage Peace , Invisible Soldiers, and Sleeper Agent . Klappentext "Beyond the River" brings to brilliant life the story of John Rankin and the forgotten heroes of the Ripley! Ohio! line of the Underground Railroad during the fierce "war before the war! " pitting abolitionists against slave chasers along the banks of the Ohio River. 8 pages of photos. Zusammenfassung Traces the story of John Rankin and the heroes of the Ripley, Ohio, line of the Underground Railroad, identifying the pre-Civil War conflicts between abolitionists and slave chasers along the Ohio River banks.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Hagedorn
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2004
• EAN: 9780684870663
• ISBN: 978-0-684-87066-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous