{"product_id":"the-underground-railroad-in-connecticut-horatio-t-strother-9780819560124","title":"The Underground Railroad in Connecticut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a \"railroad\" shrouded in secrecy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are the engrossing facts about one of the least-known movements in Connecticut's history--the rise, organization, and operations of the Underground Railroad, over which fugitive slaves from the South found their way to freedom. Drawing his data from published sources and, perhaps more importantly, from the still-existing oral tradition of descendants of Underground agents, Horatio Strother tells the detailed story in this book, originally published in 1962. He traces the routes from entry points such as New Haven harbor and the New York state line, through important crossroads like Brooklyn and Farmington. Revealing the dangers fugitives faced, the author also identifies the high-minded lawbreakers who operated the system--farmers and merchants, local officials and judges, at least one United States Senator, and many dedicated ministers of the Gospel. These narratives are set against the larger background of the development of slavery and abolitionism in America-- conversations still relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Horatio T. Strother\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081956012X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819560124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.70d","brand":"Horatio T. Strother","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065186201855,"sku":"9780819560124","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a745f35-7fe6-4126-976a-494dcb83d7f1.jpg?v=1768673563","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-underground-railroad-in-connecticut-horatio-t-strother-9780819560124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}