Aiming for Pensacola

Aiming for Pensacola
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9780674088252
ISBN-13 : 0674088255
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Book Synopsis Aiming for Pensacola by : Matthew J. Clavin

Download or read book Aiming for Pensacola written by Matthew J. Clavin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Civil War, slaves who managed to escape almost always made their way northward along the Underground Railroad. Matthew Clavin recovers the story of fugitive slaves who sought freedom by paradoxically sojourning deeper into the American South toward an unlikely destination: the small seaport of Pensacola, Florida, a gateway to freedom.


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