Slavery & the Underground Railroad in New Hampshire Contributor(s): Sherburne, Michelle Arnosky (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467118346 ISBN-13: 9781467118347 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Transportation | Railroads - History - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
LCCN: 2015954742 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
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Publisher Description: New Hampshire was once a hotbed of abolitionist activity. But the state had its struggles with slavery, with Portsmouth serving as a slave-trade hub for New England. Abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Nathaniel Peabody Rogers and Stephen Symond |
Contributor Bio(s): Sherburne, Michelle Arnosky: - Michelle Arnosky Sherburne is the author of award-winning A Vermont Hill Town in the Civil War: Peacham's Story and has volunteered with Peacham Historical Association. She published Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Vermont as her first solo book with The History Press in 2013. She followed that in 2014 with St. Albans Raid: Confederate Attack on Vermont, which premiered at St. Albans' 150th celebration of the raid. |