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Flee north : a forgotten hero and the fight for freedom in slavery's borderland /

"A riveting account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator, and writer Thomas Smallwood, who bought his own freedom, led hundreds out of slavery, and popularized the term "underground railroad," from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist, Scott Shane. Flee North tells the...

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Main Author:	Shane, Scott, 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, 2023.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Smallwood, Thomas, > 1801-1883. Torrey, Charles T. > (Charles Turner), > 1813-1846. Slatter, Hope H. > (Hope Hull), > 1790-1853. African American abolitionists > Biography. Abolitionists > United States > Biography. Underground Railroad. Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century. Fugitive slaves > United States > History > 19th century. Toronto (Ont.) > Biography. HISTORY / United States / General. Abolitionists. African American abolitionists. Fugitive slaves. Slave trade. Ontario > Toronto. United States. 1800-1899 Biography. Biographies. History.

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