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From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad

Chapter 1: FROM DIXIE TO CANADA Romances and Realities OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
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This collection of recollections and narratives reconstructs operations of the Underground Railroad through vivid episodes of escaped enslaved people, the clandestine networks and the allies who aided them, and the risks, deceptions, and brutal reprisals they faced. Drawing on personal memory, local reports, and specific cases, the text traces routes to northern states and to Canada, describes techniques of concealment and subterfuge, and profiles individuals involved on both sides. Organized as episodic chapters, it blends anecdote, reportage, and moral reflection to convey the secrecy, courage, and human cost of escape.

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Title: From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad

Author: H. U. Johnson

Release date: May 18, 2020 [eBook #62165]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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H. U. JOHNSON.

FROM
DIXIE TO CANADA
Romances and Realities
OF THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

BY
H. U. JOHNSON
AUTHOR OF “SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SIX AND OTHER POEMS” AND “OBED IN THE GREAT CO-PARTNERSHIP.”
VOL. I
FIRST THOUSAND
ORWELL, OHIO
H. U. JOHNSON
BUFFALO
CHARLES WELLS MOULTON
1894
Copyright, 1894,
By H. U. JOHNSON.
(ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)
Printed by Charles Wells Moulton, Buffalo, N. Y.