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Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

Sarah H. Bradford

Engineering & TechnologyEnglish
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Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849 and then returned again and again to lead others to freedom along the secret routes of the…

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Author
Sarah H. Bradford
Category
Engineering & Technology
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849 and then returned again and again to lead others to freedom along the secret routes of the Underground Railroad, guiding some seventy people north without losing a single one; she was called the Moses of her people. This short biography, written while she was still alive, tells her story from her own words and from the letters of those who knew her: her childhood injuries, her escapes and rescues, and her service in the Civil War as a nurse, scout and spy, including a raid on the Combahee River that freed hundreds of slaves.

Context and significance

Sarah Bradford wrote the book in 1869 to raise money for Tubman, who was living in poverty; it includes letters of praise from Frederick Douglass and others. Tubman (about 1822–1913) is now one of the best-known heroes of American history. Compare the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

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