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Inspiring story of bravery, perseverance, and self-sacrifice recalls the courageous life of one of the most well-known "conductors" on the Underground Railroad. This memorable biography recalls the former slave's grim childhood, her perilous experiences leading slaves into Canada,... Read Full Overview

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and... Read Full Overview

"Excepting John Brown, of sacred memory, I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you have. Much that you have done would seem improbable to those who do not know you as I know you." - Frederick Douglass to Harriet... Read Full Overview

Araminta "Harriet" Ross Tubman Davis (1822-1913), best known as Harriet Tubman, was a fugitive slave whose work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad made her a legend. Born in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849 and supported herself by working... Read Full Overview

After reaching Philadelphia, Tubman began thinking of her family. "I was a stranger in a strange land," she said later. "My father, my mother, my brothers, and sisters, and friends were in Maryland. But I was free, and they should be free." For 11 years Tubman returned again... Read Full Overview

This simple, unvarnished account recalls the courageous life of Harriet Tubman, one of the best-known "conductors" on the Underground Railroad. First published in 1869 and privately printed to raise funds for "the Moses of her people," Sarah Bradford's memorable biography recalls... Read Full Overview

The title I have given my black heroine, in this second edition of her story, viz.: THE MOSES OF HER PEOPLE, may seem a little ambitious, considering that this Moses was a woman, and that she succeeded in piloting only three or four hundred slaves from the land of bondage to... Read Full Overview

Inspiring story of bravery, perseverance, and self-sacrifice recalls the courageous life of one of the most well-known "conductors" on the Underground Railroad. This memorable biography recalls the former slave's grim childhood, her perilous experiences leading slaves into Canada,... Read Full Overview

In this volume the author gives us a glimpse into the remarkable life of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave, Harriet chose to seek freedom despite the risks. Not satisfied with her own freedom she decides to go back down South and free more of her people. For this she is nicknamed... Read Full Overview

Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous women in American history, and from an early age every American learns of her contributions to abolition and the Underground Railroad. The woman who became known as the Moses of her people personally led more than 13 expeditions to free... Read Full Overview

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Harriet Ross; 1820 - March 10, 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made more than thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves... Read Full Overview

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Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and... Read Full Overview

Known as Moses to the slaves she freed, Harriet Tubman was the famed conductor of the Underground Railroad, the secret network of routes and safe houses that led escaped slaves to freedom. As she said in her own words, "I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman is a book written by Sarah H. Bradford and published in 1869. It is a biography of Harriet Tubman, an African American woman who escaped slavery and became a prominent abolitionist and political activist. The book chronicles Tubman's life... Read Full Overview

One of America's most important women, Harriet Tubman was a former slave who led a heroic struggle more bravely and more successfully than any other to liberate African-Americans from slavery.

""Harriet The Moses Of Her People"" is a non-fiction book written by Sarah H. Bradford. The book tells the story of Harriet Tubman, an African American woman who escaped slavery and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading hundreds of slaves to freedom. The book... Read Full Overview