{"product_id":"the-underground-railroad-authentic-narratives-and-first-hand-accounts-finseth","title":"The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Still, Ian Finseth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the winter of 1852  a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroad-the General Vigilance Committee. William Still  himself a son of slaves  was named its secretary and executive director. Deeply moved by the stories of the fugitive slaves he helped conduct northward  Still took his committee record-keeping to a higher level. He wrote down  in eloquent narrative form  every detail of their stirring  often heartbreaking histories. Second only to the great Harriet Tubman in the number of freedom-seeking \"passengers\" he conducted through the Underground Railroad  Still let the words of former slaves speak for themselves. In his journals  he painstakingly reproduced vivid accounts he heard from their very lips. And he added excerpts from letters  newspapers  and legal documents to the already arresting biographical sketches  creating unforgettable portraits of the slaves' deadly struggles  brutal hardships  and narrow escapes. When the Civil War ended and slavery was abolished  William Still published his journals as The Underground Railroad. It is considered the most complete firsthand account ever written of the men  women  and children who rode the legendary \"Railroad\" to freedom. This edition includes a new Introduction and 20 illustrations from the original publication.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52437658206488,"sku":"9781639239955","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52437658239256,"sku":"9781631827945","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/818Pjs_jgqL._SL1360.jpg?v=1784924131","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/the-underground-railroad-authentic-narratives-and-first-hand-accounts-finseth","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}