Harriet Tubman : a biography

McGowan, James A. (Author). Kashatus, William C., 1959- (Added Author).

Summary: Overview: The legendary Moses of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman was a fiery and tenacious abolitionist who organized and led African American military operations deep in the Confederacy. Harriet Tubman: A Biography relates the life story of this extraordinary woman, standing as a testament to her tenacity, drive, intelligence, and courage. In telling the remarkable story of Tubman's life, the biography examines her early years as Araminta Ross (her birth name), her escape from slavery, her activities as an Underground Railroad conductor, her involvement in the Civil War, and her role as a champion of women's rights. The book places its heroine in the broad context of her time and the movements in which she was involved, and the narrative shifts between the contextual and the personal to give the reader a strong understanding of Tubman as a woman who was shaped by, and helped to shape, the time in which she lived.

Item details

ISBN: 9780313348815 (hard copy : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0313348812 (hard copy : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780313348822 (ebook)
ISBN: 0313348820 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xxi, 167 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2011.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-159) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Timeline : events in the life of Harriet Tubman -- Minty, 1820-1840 -- Liberty or death, 1841-1850 -- Moses of her people, 1851-1853 -- God sends Harriet to Thomas Garrett, 1854-1857 -- Inspired by John Brown, 1858-1860 -- General Tubman goes to war, 1861-1865 -- Auburn, 1866-1886 -- Last years, 1886-1913 -- Legacy.