Bound For Canaan: The Underground Railroad And The War For The Soul Of America - Hardcover

Bordewich, Fergus M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060524308 ISBN 13: 9780060524302

Publisher: Amistad Pr, 2005

Synopsis

A history of the Underground Railroad as the movement reflected America's moral complexities and political divisiveness offers insight into the role played by the nation's westward expansion, the spiritual beliefs that motivated each side of the conflict, and the efforts of black and white citizens to save tens of thousands of lives. By the author of Killing the White Man's Indian. 60,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"A rich, spellbinding, and readable narrative." -- School Library Journal (starred review)

"Utterly compelling." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A masterful story--a deeply American story." -- --Cornel West, University Professor of Religion, Princeton University, and author of Race Matters an

"A profoundly American tale." -- USA Today

"Engrossing account of the Underground Railroad." -- The New Yorker

A profoundly American tale. --USA Today

"This fast-paced narrative is the best account we have of the network known as the Underground Railroad."----James McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

"Rich in detail, [and] its ability to evoke the emotions, sights and sounds of these clandestine ventures."--Black Issues Book Review

"A masterful story--a deeply American story."----Cornel West, University Professor of Religion, Princeton University, and author of Race Matters and Democracy Matters

"Bound for Canaan recaptures this grand history with the insightfulness, comprehensiveness, and narrative vigor the subject demands."--David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the two-volume life of W. E. B. Du Bois

About the Author:

Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of several books, including Bound for Canaan, Killing the White Man's Indian, and My Mother's Ghost, a memoir. The son of a national civil rights leader for Native Americans, he was introduced early in life to racial politics. As a journalist, he has written widely on political and cultural subjects in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, American Heritage, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Reader's Digest, and many other publications. He was born in New York City, and now lives in New York's Hudson River Valley with his wife and daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amistad Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060524308
• ISBN 13: 9780060524302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 540