{"product_id":"slave-narratives-of-the-underground-railroad-dover-thrift-editions-black-history","title":"Slave Narratives of the Underground Railroad (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History)","description":"Loved this and I'm not a big history buff. This was an eye-opener. This will make you have an even deeper respect for those who went through slavery and all they endured. — Pollard House\u003cbr\u003eDuring the 1850s and 1860s more than 100,000 people escaped slavery in the American South by following the Underground Railroad, a complex network of secret routes and safe houses. This inexpensive compilation of firsthand accounts offers authentic insights into the Civil War era and African-American history with compelling narratives by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and lesser-known refugees.\u003cbr\u003eThirty selections include the story of Eliza Harris, \"The Slave Woman Who Crossed the Ohio River on the Drifting Ice with Her Child in Her Arms,\" whose experience inspired a memorable scene in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Other accounts include that of Henry \"Box\" Brown, who hid in a crate mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists; Theophilus Collins's escape after \"A Desperate, Bloody Struggle — Gun, Knife and Fire Shovel, Used by Infuriated Master\"; excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's 1861 narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; and the remarkable flight of William and Ellen Craft, \"Female Slave in Male Attire, Fleeing as a Planter, with Her Husband as Her Body Servant.\"","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47732829356258,"sku":"MTO-DOVER-2026-04-23-4.05-1569","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_348_JVhWjzEjx.jpg?v=1777051640","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/slave-narratives-of-the-underground-railroad-dover-thrift-editions-black-history","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}