

From Midnight to Dawn
The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad
Author: Jacqueline L. Tobin, Hettie Jones
Narrator: Richard Allen
Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 01/30/2007
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History
Synopsis
In prose rich in detail and imagery, From Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraits of the men and women who established the Railroad and the people who traveled it to find new lives in Canada. Some of the figures are well known, like Harriet Tubman and John Brown. But there are equally heroic, less familiar figures here as well, like William Parker, who fought off a group of whites determined to reenslave him. Parker resettled in Canada, learned how to read and write, and recounted his story as a slave narrative.
From Midnight to Dawn evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes among black settlers in Canada over whether they should ask for money from abolitionists or strive to be self-supporting. An extraordinary examination of a part of American history, From Midnight to Dawn will captivate readers with its tales of hope and courage.