A Tour on the Underground Railroad Along the Ohio River
Nancy Stearns Theiss
(Author)
Description
Running for 664 miles along Kentucky's border, the Ohio River provided a remarkable opportunity for the enslaved to escape to free soil in Indiana and Ohio. The river beckoned fugitive slave Henry Bibb onto a steamboat at Madison, Indiana, headed to Cincinnati, where he discovered the Underground Railroad. Upriver from Cincinnati, a lantern signal high on a hill from the Rankin House in Ripley, Ohio, stirred others to flee for freedom. These stories and more along the borderland of the Ohio River also served as the setting for Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which became an inspiration of human resistance. Author Nancy Theiss, PhD, takes readers on a tour through American history to places of courage and sacrifice.Product Details
Price
$23.99
Publisher
History Press
Publish Date
February 03, 2020
Pages
176
Dimensions
6.0 X 8.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781467143752
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About the Author
Nancy is a native of Oldham County. She has numerous degrees in education, biology and environmental studies. She has taught in the public school system and worked for the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. She has been director of several nonprofits and currently works as the executive director of the Oldham County Historical Society. She has written history columns for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Oldham Era, articles and books and received numerous recognitions for her various endeavors.
