{"product_id":"making-freedom-the-underground-railroad-and-the-politics-of-slavery-9781469636108","title":"Making Freedom  The Underground Railroad and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA readable and compelling narrative on slaves who sought freedom through the Underground Railroad.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eFlorida Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"This slender volume packs a powerful punch. R. J. M. Blackett selects compelling stories that convey the deep and extensive networks essential to the operation of the Underground Railroad, its corrosive effect on the slave system, and role in the ultimate demise of slavery.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eOhio Valley History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Gracefully written. . . . Clear and supported by evidence.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eThe North Carolina Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"[A] riveting book.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Blackett delivers many vivid accounts of escapes. . . as well as an illuminating discussion of slave catching and the organized kidnapping of free blacks.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Employ[s] memorable microhistories that open[s] the door to . . . big interpretive questions.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eLouisiana History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A must-read for all scholars of American slavery and the [Underground Railroad]\"\" - \u003ci\u003eWest Virginia History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"\u003ci\u003eMaking Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-written and informative volume that provides valuable insights into the thinking undergirding the actions of freedom seekers and their supporters.\"\" - \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"It deserves its place on the growing shelf of studies of the Underground Railroad.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Annals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Perceptively demonstrates that although marginalized, oppressed, and persecuted, formerly enslaved African Americans impacted 'the politics of scale' and determined the trajectory of the slavery debate in the United States.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of African American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A valuable work of scholarship and an asset among the shelves of libraries both public and personal.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"The clarity of Blackett's vision make[s] this book suitable for a variety of audiences, including undergraduates, graduate students, and professional historians. Blackett's storytelling makes for compelling writing, while the implications of those stories stimulate thinking.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Civil War Era\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50041276367191,"sku":"9781469636108","price":19.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781469636108.jpg?v=1740181140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-freedom-the-underground-railroad-and-the-politics-of-slavery-9781469636108","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}