Finding freedom
the untold story of Joshua Glover, runaway slave
Jackson, Ruby West.
creator
McDonald, Walter T.
ebrary, Inc
text
bibliography
biography
Electronic books.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
c2007
2007
monographic
eng
xii, 158 p. : ill., maps.
A slave in St. Louis -- The "peculiar institution" -- Rumblings in Wisconsin -- Flight to freedom -- Life in Racine -- A violent capture and thrilling escape -- Glover goes by rail -- Trials and tribulations -- The promised land -- Sweet and bitter : life on the farm -- "A stabbing affray" -- The end of the line -- The aftermath -- The search for Joshua Glover.
Ruby West Jackson, Walter T. McDonald.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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