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Book From Dixie to Canada

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by Orwell, Ohio : H.U. Johnson ; Buffalo : C.W. Moulton. This book was released on 1894 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book From Dixie to Canada  Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by General Books. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER I. JO NORTON. I. SO many and varied have been the changes of half a century, and so rapid the growth of the city in the past twenty-five years, that few of the present inhabitants of Washington, and less of its old-time frequenters, now ever think of the cemetery that skirted the stage road leading north from the city. True, in those by-gone days it was a popular burial place, even for the first families of the capital, but like many another " silent city " it long since fell into disuse, and consequently became for years the most desirable place near the city for an underground railroad station, and to such use it was assidiously appropriated. In this solitary place, on a quiet Sabbath evening of October, 1839, there was heard just as the last faint twilight trembled on the western horizon a low, distinct whistle. Immediately there arose from among the growth of bushes and from behind already reclining headstones five dusky forms, actuated evidently by the same impulse. The whistle was repeated, and the forms cautiously approached the point whence it proceeded, and there gathered in presence of a stranger to them all, but with no previous knowledge of each other's intent, though all of them were the property of the same man, Colonel Hardy, a tobacco planter of the District of Columbia, as previously stated in the " Introduction " to these "Romances and Realities." The first exclamations of surprise over, their unknown companion proceeded to give them the instructions for the night, after allaying their superstitious fears, that they were to sink into the earth for a time, and be under the conduct of invisible personages. Indeed, so far from that being the case they soon found very much depended upon their own physical exertion. No sinking down into the ...

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    Book Details:
  • Author : H U (Homer Uri) Johnson
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2021-09-09
  • ISBN : 9781014872050
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada microform written by H U (Homer Uri) Johnson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book From Dixie to Canada

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book From Dixie to Canada Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad written by H U Johnson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful and inspiring book tells the stories of real people who risked their lives to help slaves escape from the South to freedom in Canada. From daring escapes and close calls to acts of kindness and generosity, the stories in this book are a testament to the human spirit and the enduring legacy of the Underground Railroad. It is a must-read for anyone interested in American history and social justice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Dixie and the Dominion

Download or read book Dixie and the Dominion written by Adam Mayers and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1864. The war had entered its third year, and the battle momentum had shifted towards the North. A Union victory seemed imminent. Desperate to keep the Confederate dream alive, Southern leaders concocted a last-ditch plan to turn the tide in their favour. They took advantage of the undefended border and used Canada as a base from which to launch a series of military attacks and terrifying raids on Northern states. In order to prevent further assaults, the United States imposed its first passport laws and threatened trade sanctions, a move that foreshadowed future actions the U.S. would take against Canada in order to defend its borders. As the drama unfolded south of the border, Canada sought to establish its own independence in the form of Confederation. The coalition between Liberal reformer George Brown and Conservative chieftain John A. Macdonald was the force that would create the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The pressure of the Civil War, with its threat to the colonies' security, was a driving force behind this extraordinary pact.

Book From Dixie to Canada  Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad  Romances and Realities of T

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad Romances and Realities of T written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book From Dixie to Canada Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad   Scholar s Choice Edition

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad Scholar s Choice Edition written by H. U. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book From Dixie to Canada  Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad  Vol  1  Classic Reprint

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from From Dixie to Canada, Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad, Vol. 1 The years intervening since the abolition of American slavery leave a majority of our peo-people ignorant of its workings, and of matters connected with it, except as they are gleaned from the pages of history, or from the lips of those now grown old. It is not the purpose of this little volume to discuss the history of the "peculiar institution" in detail, but simply to give so much of it as will make appreciable the cause for another one equally "peculiar," known for the last twenty years of its existence as the Underground Railroad, - a name for a mode of operation, and not of a corporation or material object. During the years of its operation, secrecy was a cardinal, an imperative principle of its management, as the following pages will make apparent. On the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, thus putting an end to its operations, every other subject was swallowed up in the excitement of the great struggle, and subsequently in that of Reconstruction. Thus the Road dropped measurably out of sight, leaving but meager reports and archives to tell the story of its working. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book From Dixie to Canada  by H  U  Johnson  Vol  1    1st Thousand

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada by H U Johnson Vol 1 1st Thousand written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER I. JO NORTON. I. SO many and varied have been the changes of half a century, and so rapid the growth of the city in the past twenty-five years, that few of the present inhabitants of Washington, and less of its old-time frequenters, now ever think of the cemetery that skirted the stage road leading north from the city. True, in those by-gone days it was a popular burial place, even for the first families of the capital, but like many another " silent city " it long since fell into disuse, and consequently became for years the most desirable place near the city for an underground railroad station, and to such use it was assidiously appropriated. In this solitary place, on a quiet Sabbath evening of October, 1839, there was heard just as the last faint twilight trembled on the western horizon a low, distinct whistle. Immediately there arose from among the growth of bushes and from behind already reclining headstones five dusky forms, actuated evidently by the same impulse. The whistle was repeated, and the forms cautiously approached the point whence it proceeded, and there gathered in presence of a stranger to them all, but with no previous knowledge of each other's intent, though all of them were the property of the same man, Colonel Hardy, a tobacco planter of the District of Columbia, as previously stated in the " Introduction " to these "Romances and Realities." The first exclamations of surprise over, their unknown companion proceeded to give them the instructions for the night, after allaying their superstitious fears, that they were to sink into the earth for a time, and be under the conduct of invisible personages. Indeed, so far from that being the case they soon found very much depended upon their own physical exertion....

Book From Dixie to Canada

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book From Dixie to Canada

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  • Author : Homer Uri Johnson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-03-11
  • ISBN : 9783744673754
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada written by Homer Uri Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Dixie to Canada - Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad. Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Book From Dixie to Canada  Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad  by H  U  Johnson  Vol  1    1st Thousand

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad by H U Johnson Vol 1 1st Thousand written by H. U. (Homer Uri) Johnson and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Book From Dixie to Canada  Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad  by H  U  Johnson  Vol  1   1st Thousand

Download or read book From Dixie to Canada Romance and Realities of the Underground Railroad by H U Johnson Vol 1 1st Thousand written by H U Johnson and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.