Finding freedom [electronic resource] : the untold story of Joshua Glover, runaway slave / Ruby West Jackson, Walter T. McDonald.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2007.Description: xii, 158 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.7/115092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • E450.G58 J33 2007eb
Online resources:
Contents:
A slave in St. Louis -- The "peculiar institution" -- Rumblings in Wisconsin -- Flight to freedom -- Life in Racine -- A violent capture and thrilling escape -- Glover goes by rail -- Trials and tribulations -- The promised land -- Sweet and bitter : life on the farm -- "A stabbing affray" -- The end of the line -- The aftermath -- The search for Joshua Glover.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and index.

A slave in St. Louis -- The "peculiar institution" -- Rumblings in Wisconsin -- Flight to freedom -- Life in Racine -- A violent capture and thrilling escape -- Glover goes by rail -- Trials and tribulations -- The promised land -- Sweet and bitter : life on the farm -- "A stabbing affray" -- The end of the line -- The aftermath -- The search for Joshua Glover.

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