His Promised Land The Autobiography Of John P Parker Former Slave And Conductor On The Underground Railroad
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Author | : John P. Parker |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780393039412 |
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Risking his own life on many occasions, John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad, helped fugitive slaves to cross the Ohio River from Kentucky and go north to freedom. In his autobiography, Parker tells his compelling story, "as a slave seeking escape and then as a free man aiding others, fighting (his) own personal war on slavery" (Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post"). Optioned for film by TriStar for Jonathan Demme. Photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author | : John P. Parker |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1998-01-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0393348016 |
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"Surpasses all previous slave narratives…Usually we need to invent our American heroes. With the publication of Parker's extraordinary memoir, we seem to have discovered the genuine article." —Joseph J. Ellis, Civilization In the words of an African American conductor on the Underground Railroad, His Promised Land is the unusual and stirring account of how the war against slavery was fought—and sometimes won. John P. Parker (1827—1900) told this dramatic story to a newspaperman after the Civil War. He recounts his years of slavery, his harrowing runaway attempt, and how he finally bought his freedom. Eventually moving to Ripley, Ohio, a stronghold of the abolitionist movement, Parker became an integral part of the Underground Railroad, helping fugitive slaves cross the Ohio River from Kentucky and go north to freedom. Parker risked his life—hiding in coffins, diving off a steamboat into the river with bounty hunters on his trail—and his own freedom to fight for the freedom of his people.
Author | : John P. Parker |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1998-01-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0393317188 |
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Former slave and conductor on the underground railroad.
Author | : Stuart Seely Sprague |
Publisher | : WW Norton |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998-01-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780393317183 |
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"Surpasses all previous slave narratives…Usually we need to invent our American heroes. With the publication of Parker's extraordinary memoir, we seem to have discovered the genuine article." —Joseph J. Ellis, Civilization In the words of an African American conductor on the Underground Railroad, His Promised Land is the unusual and stirring account of how the war against slavery was fought—and sometimes won. John P. Parker (1827—1900) told this dramatic story to a newspaperman after the Civil War. He recounts his years of slavery, his harrowing runaway attempt, and how he finally bought his freedom. Eventually moving to Ripley, Ohio, a stronghold of the abolitionist movement, Parker became an integral part of the Underground Railroad, helping fugitive slaves cross the Ohio River from Kentucky and go north to freedom. Parker risked his life—hiding in coffins, diving off a steamboat into the river with bounty hunters on his trail—and his own freedom to fight for the freedom of his people.
Author | : Ann Hagedorn |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2004-02-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0684870665 |
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Traces the story of John Rankin and the heroes of the Ripley, Ohio, line of the Underground Railroad, identifying the pre-Civil War conflicts between abolitionists and slave chasers along the Ohio River banks.
Author | : Robert H. Churchill |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2020-01-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108489125 |
Download The Underground Railroad and the Geography of Violence in Antebellum America Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A new interpretation of the Underground Railroad that places violence at the center of the story.
Author | : Artika R. Tyner |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2023-08 |
Genre | : Abolitionists |
ISBN | : 1669016137 |
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Most people have heard about Harriet Tubman helping enslaved people emancipate themselves. But there were many others who helped enslaved people gain their freedom through the Underground Railroad. John. P. Parker was one of them, helping enslaved people cross the Ohio River to freedom. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Parker's remarkable story.
Author | : Annie Proulx |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Cowboys |
ISBN | : 0743275306 |
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"Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working a sheepherder and camp tender one summer on a range above the tree line. At first, sharing an isolated tent, the attraction is casual, inevitable, but something deeper catches them that summer." "Both men work hard, marry, and have kids because that's what cowboys do. But over the course of many years and frequent separations this relationship becomes the most important thing in their lives, and they do anything they can to preserve it."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Kate Messner |
Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2022-05-17 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0593428935 |
Download History Smashers: The Underground Railroad Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. RIGHT? WRONG! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner and coauthor and Brown Bookshelf contributor Gwendolyn Hooks deliver the whole truth about the Underground Railroad. Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history!
Author | : Paula D. Royster |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2023-01-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1793653488 |
Download African Abolitionist T. J. Alexander on the Ohio and Indiana Underground Railroads Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book examines Thornton J. Alexander, who was a station manager and conductor on the Underground Railroad in Ohio and Indiana. The authors examine how his formative years into adulthood was spent in bondage until he was emancipated in 1816, and how he then purchased land in Ohio and Indiana to facilitate his clandestine emancipation work.