{"product_id":"william-still-the-underground-railroad-and-the-angel-at-philadelphia-paperback","title":"William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Kashatus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first full-length biography of William Still, one of the most important leaders of the Underground Railroad.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia\u003c\/i\u003e is the first major biography of the free Black abolitionist William Still, who coordinated the Eastern Line of the Underground Railroad and was a pillar of the Railroad as a whole. Based in Philadelphia, Still built a reputation as a courageous leader, writer, philanthropist, and guide for fugitive enslaved people. This monumental work details Still's life story beginning with his parents' escape from bondage in the early nineteenth century and continuing through his youth and adulthood as one of the nation's most important Underground Railroad agents and, later, as an early civil rights pioneer. Still worked personally with Harriet Tubman, assisted the family of John Brown, helped Brown's associates escape from Harper's Ferry after their famous raid, and was a rival to Frederick Douglass among nationally prominent African American abolitionists. Still's life story is told in the broader context of the anti-slavery movement, Philadelphia Quaker and free black history, and the generational conflict that occurred between Still and a younger group of free black activists led by Octavius Catto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnique to this book is an accessible and detailed database of the 995 fugitives Still helped escape from the South to the North and Canada between 1853 and 1861. The database contains twenty different fields--including name, age, gender, skin color, date of escape, place of origin, mode of transportation, and literacy--and serves as a valuable aid for scholars by offering the opportunity to find new information, and therefore a new perspective, on runaway enslaved people who escaped on the Eastern Line of the Underground Railroad. Based on Still's own writings and a multivariate statistical analysis of the database of the runaways he assisted on their escape to freedom, the book challenges previously accepted interpretations of the Underground Railroad. The audience for \u003ci\u003eWilliam Still \u003c\/i\u003e is a diverse one, including scholars and general readers interested in the history of the anti-slavery movement and the operation of the Underground Railroad, as well as genealogists tracing African American ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam C. Kashatus holds a doctorate in history education from the University of Pennsylvania. He curated \u003ci\u003eJust Over the Line: Chester County and the Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e, recognized by \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"first rate exhibit and model of outreach to the local community\" and winner of the American Association of Historical Societies and Museums Award of Merit. He is the author or co-author of thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eHarriet Tubman: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Pursuit of Freedom: Teaching the Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47543859806461,"sku":"9780268200398","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Q1NGejJSZmY4MENTdExMMDYwUzhDUT09.webp?v=1778921616","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/william-still-the-underground-railroad-and-the-angel-at-philadelphia-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}