{"product_id":"vigilance-andrew-k-diemer-9780593534380","title":"Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable and inspiring story of William Still, an unknown abolitionist who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia--the free state directly north of the Mason-Dixon Line--helping hundreds of people escape from slavery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn free in 1821 to two parents who had been enslaved, William Still was drawn to antislavery work from a young age. Hired as a clerk at the Anti-Slavery office in Philadelphia after teaching himself to read and write, he began directly assisting enslaved people who were crossing over from the South into freedom. Andrew Diemer captures the full range and accomplishments of Still's life, from his resistance to Fugitive Slave Laws and his relationship with John Brown before the war, to his long career fighting for citizenship rights and desegregation until the early twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite Still's disappearance from history books, during his lifetime he was known as \"the Father of the Underground Railroad.\" Working alongside Harriet Tubman and others at the center of the struggle for Black freedom, Still helped to lay the groundwork for long-lasting activism in the Black community, insisting that the success of their efforts lay not in the work of a few charismatic leaders, but in the cultivation of extensive grassroots networks. Through meticulous research and engaging writing, \u003ci\u003eVigilance\u003c\/i\u003e establishes William Still in his rightful place in American history as a major figure of the abolitionist movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew K. Diemer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593534387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593534380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.43h x 6.57w x 1.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022 pg. 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022","brand":"Andrew K. Diemer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43945969156351,"sku":"9780593534380","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_18eb5a3d-d077-4c82-961a-42535a436bd4.jpg?v=1681510784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vigilance-andrew-k-diemer-9780593534380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}