Harriet Tubman: a Biography

192 Pages·2011·2.94 MB·English

by  McGowan, James A.;Kashatus, William C

HARRIET TUBMAN
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HARRIET TUBMAN
A Biography
James A. McGowan and William C. Kashatus
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Harriet Tubman : a biography / James A. McGowan and William C.
Kashatus. — Greenwood biographies
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1. Tubman, Harriet, 1820?–1913. 2. Slaves — United States—Biography.
3. African American women—Biography. I. Kashatus, William C.,
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CONTENTS
Series Foreword ix
Introduction xi
Timeline: Events in the Life of Harriet Tubman xix
Chapter 1 Minty, 1820–1840 1
Chapter 2 Liberty or Death, 1841–1850 17
Chapter 3 Moses of Her People, 1851–1853 35
Chapter 4 God Sends Harriet to Thomas Garrett, 1854–1857 59
Chapter 5 Inspired by John Brown, 1858–1860 79
Chapter 6 General Tubman Goes to War, 1861–1865 95
Chapter 7 Auburn, 1866–1886 113
Chapter 8 Last Years, 1887–1913 131
Chapter 9 Legacy 145
Selected Bibliography 151
Index 161

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