The Underground Railroad by Shaaron Cosner (Hardcover)

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The little known story of the Underground Railroad comes alive in Shaaron Cosner’s robust account of a unique era in United States history. In this book she traces the perilous journeys of the fugitives through their eventual settlement in communities in the northern states and in Canada. Concluding with President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the author appraises the Underground Railroad’s role in undermining the South’s deeply entrenched institution of slavery, as well as the organization’s lasting impact on the nation.