Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad

by Charles Ludwig

Book Overview

'Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad' recreates the human drama, pathos, excitement, and danger surrounding the attempts of American blacks in the 1800s to find release from oppression in the South. With cruelty to slaves indelibly impressed on his mind as a child, young Levi Coffin, a Quaker, was determined to spend his life improving their lot. In spite of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, he took seriously the admonition of Deuteronomy 23:15:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592449190
• ISBN13: 9781592449194
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"