Author: W. Thomas Mainwaring
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN: 0268103607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In Abandoned Tracks, W. Thomas Mainwaring bridges the gap between scholarly and popular perceptions of the Underground Railroad. Historians have long recognized that many aspects of the Underground Railroad have been mythologized by emotion, memory, time, and wishful thinking. Mainwaring’s book is a rich, in-depth attempt to separate fact from fiction in one local area, while also contributing to a scholarly discussion of the Underground Railroad by placing Washington County, Pennsylvania, in the national context. Just as the North was not consistent in its perspective on the Civil War and the slavery issue, the Underground Railroad had distinct regional variations. Washington County had a well-organized abolition movement, even though its members helped a comparatively small number of fugitive slaves escape, largely because of the small nearby slave population in what was then western Virginia. Its origins as a slave county make it an interesting case study of the transition from slavery to freedom and of the origins of black and white abolitionism. Abandoned Tracks lends much to the ongoing scholarly debate about the extent, scope, and nature of the Underground Railroad. This book is written both for scholars of abolitionism and the Underground Railroad and for an audience interested in local history.
Abandoned Tracks
Author: W. Thomas Mainwaring
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN: 0268103607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In Abandoned Tracks, W. Thomas Mainwaring bridges the gap between scholarly and popular perceptions of the Underground Railroad. Historians have long recognized that many aspects of the Underground Railroad have been mythologized by emotion, memory, time, and wishful thinking. Mainwaring’s book is a rich, in-depth attempt to separate fact from fiction in one local area, while also contributing to a scholarly discussion of the Underground Railroad by placing Washington County, Pennsylvania, in the national context. Just as the North was not consistent in its perspective on the Civil War and the slavery issue, the Underground Railroad had distinct regional variations. Washington County had a well-organized abolition movement, even though its members helped a comparatively small number of fugitive slaves escape, largely because of the small nearby slave population in what was then western Virginia. Its origins as a slave county make it an interesting case study of the transition from slavery to freedom and of the origins of black and white abolitionism. Abandoned Tracks lends much to the ongoing scholarly debate about the extent, scope, and nature of the Underground Railroad. This book is written both for scholars of abolitionism and the Underground Railroad and for an audience interested in local history.
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN: 0268103607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In Abandoned Tracks, W. Thomas Mainwaring bridges the gap between scholarly and popular perceptions of the Underground Railroad. Historians have long recognized that many aspects of the Underground Railroad have been mythologized by emotion, memory, time, and wishful thinking. Mainwaring’s book is a rich, in-depth attempt to separate fact from fiction in one local area, while also contributing to a scholarly discussion of the Underground Railroad by placing Washington County, Pennsylvania, in the national context. Just as the North was not consistent in its perspective on the Civil War and the slavery issue, the Underground Railroad had distinct regional variations. Washington County had a well-organized abolition movement, even though its members helped a comparatively small number of fugitive slaves escape, largely because of the small nearby slave population in what was then western Virginia. Its origins as a slave county make it an interesting case study of the transition from slavery to freedom and of the origins of black and white abolitionism. Abandoned Tracks lends much to the ongoing scholarly debate about the extent, scope, and nature of the Underground Railroad. This book is written both for scholars of abolitionism and the Underground Railroad and for an audience interested in local history.
Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 1528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 1528
Book Description
Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District
Publisher:
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Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Electrical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co
Author: Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
Traffic Laws Annotated 1979
Author:
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Category : Traffic regulations
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
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Category : Traffic regulations
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Poor's Manual of Railroads
Abandoned Amusement Parks
Author: Dinah Williams
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1684028574
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
There is something both sad and creepy about an abandoned amusement park. Perhaps it’s because a place that was once packed with fun seekers has become slowly choked with weeds. Or maybe it’s because the sound of kids’ excited laughter has been replaced with the quiet creaking of rusted rides. When the only visitors are the spirits of those who died there long ago, an amusement park can be a scary place to visit. Among the 11 amusement parks in this book, children will discover a roller coaster left to rot after nearly killing its passengers, a theme park that is now home to alligators and snakes, and the ghost of a man who is still trying to take a ride on a Ferris wheel that stopped working years ago. The haunting photographs and chilling nonfiction text will keep children turning the pages to discover more spooky stories.
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
ISBN: 1684028574
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
There is something both sad and creepy about an abandoned amusement park. Perhaps it’s because a place that was once packed with fun seekers has become slowly choked with weeds. Or maybe it’s because the sound of kids’ excited laughter has been replaced with the quiet creaking of rusted rides. When the only visitors are the spirits of those who died there long ago, an amusement park can be a scary place to visit. Among the 11 amusement parks in this book, children will discover a roller coaster left to rot after nearly killing its passengers, a theme park that is now home to alligators and snakes, and the ghost of a man who is still trying to take a ride on a Ferris wheel that stopped working years ago. The haunting photographs and chilling nonfiction text will keep children turning the pages to discover more spooky stories.