Life and Travels of Addison Coffin Written by Himself
Life and Travels of Addison Coffin Written by Himself

Author: Addison Coffin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-16

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 9781330109410

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Excerpt from Life and Travels of Addison Coffin Written by Himself This work was undertaken at the earnest request of several friends of the author, and by him was donated to the Girls Aid Committee of North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends, with the hope that in Gods hand it might be the means of procuring a comfortable and satisfactory home for girls who are endeavoring to educate themselves. In sending if forth upon its mission we have the assurance that while the cause for which it is published will receive material aid from all who purchase the hook, they in turn will find both entertainment and information, and will receive only benefit by contact with the spirit of one so thoroughly good and true as he who here gives us his life's story. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Life and Travels of Addison Coffin
Life and Travels of Addison Coffin

Author: Addison Coffin

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-02-21

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 9781508550396

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Written by the man himself. Addison Coffin, and his wife, saved countless slaves while putting their own lives on the line. Soon he became known as The Conductor of the Underground Railroad!

Life and Travels of Addison Coffin: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Life and Travels of Addison Coffin: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Author: Addison Coffin

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 1897-01-01

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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From 1819, the Coffin family was involved in the Underground Railroad, risking their lives and freedom assisting African-Americans to escape slavery. Addison Coffin was born in 1822 and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad at an early age. His cousin, Levi Coffin was a well-known abolitionist and Addison's brothers were also conductors. An almost-forgotten hero of the 19th century, Coffin tells his tale here, first published in 1897. Addison Coffin spent a lifetime working for the end of slavery, then women's suffrage and temperance. Along the way, he traveled the world and writes about his trips across America, Europe, and Mexico. For the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad

Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 1918

ISBN-13: 1317454154

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The culmination of years of research in dozens of archives and libraries, this fascinating encyclopedia provides an unprecedented look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. In operation as early as the 1500s and reaching its peak with the abolitionist movement of the antebellum period, the Underground Railroad saved countless lives and helped alter the course of American history. This is the most complete reference on the Underground Railroad ever published. It includes full coverage of the Railroad in both the United States and Canada, which was the ultimate destination of many of the escaping slaves. "The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations" explores the people, places, writings, laws, and organizations that made this network possible. More than 1,500 entries detail the families and personalities involved in the operation, and sidebars extract primary source materials for longer entries. This encyclopedia features extensive supporting materials, including maps with actual Underground Railroad escape routes, photos, a chronology, genealogies of those involved in the operation, a listing of Underground Railroad operatives by state or Canadian province, a "passenger" list of escaping slaves, and primary and secondary source bibliographies.

Front Line of Freedom
Front Line of Freedom

Author: Keith P. Griffler

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0813182840

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The Underground Railroad, an often misunderstood antebellum institution, has been viewed as a simple combination of mainly white "conductors" and black "passengers." Keith P. Griffler takes a new, battlefield-level view of the war against American slavery as he reevaluates one of its front lines: the Ohio River, the longest commercial dividing line between slavery and freedom. In shifting the focus from the much discussed white-led "stations" to the primarily black-led frontline struggle along the Ohio, Griffler reveals for the first time the crucial importance of the freedom movement in the river's port cities and towns. Front Line of Freedom fully examines America's first successful interracial freedom movement, which proved to be as much a struggle to transform the states north of the Ohio as those to its south. In a climate of racial proscription, mob violence, and white hostility, the efforts of Ohio Valley African Americans to establish and maintain communities became inextricably linked to the steady stream of fugitives crossing the region. As Griffler traces the efforts of African Americans to free themselves, Griffler provides a window into the process by which this clandestine network took shape and grew into a powerful force in antebellum America.

Bound for the Future
Bound for the Future

Author: Jonathan Shectman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13:

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Through careful, detailed consideration of a host of primary documents about the young activists who formed the Underground Railroad's underappreciated operational workforce, this book offers fresh insight to the complex question, "Who ended slavery?" Bound for the Future: Child Heroes of the Underground Railroad illuminates the vital contributions of specific, underappreciated child activists within the extremely local circumstances of their daily work. It also provides meaningful context to the actions of these young activists within the much broader social practice of resisting slavery, and offers fresh insight into the complicated question of who was responsible for ending slavery. Through a thorough examination of these subjects, author Jonathan Shectman proves his central thesis: in many specific cases, children were the essential lifeblood of the Underground Railroad's operational workforce. This text will appeal to wide range of readers, including young students, educators, scholars, and anyone seeking a fresh perspective on civil rights, anti-slavery activism, and U.S. history.