Bound for Canaan : The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America

from kdaugherty

This book is well penned, provides substantial historical facts, and is a page turner. All too often historical books are either too fact and detail orientated (leaving them too scholarly and thus tough for the average reader to get through) or they are too fictionalized (leaving the reader wonde...

from eduscapes

I've always been fascinated by the underground railroad. Having had family members who were involved in the underground railroad in Illinois in the 1840s and 1950s, I found this book to be very interesting. It contained many new ideas and perspectives that I hadn't heard before.

from bks1953

An amazing book, highly recommended. Mr Bordewich has written an in-depth history of the Underground Railroad, so aptly sub-titled as the story of "America's first civil rights movement." He takes you right there, you will truly find yourself living this fascinating and courageous story as you wi...

from rwk

Well written, surprisingly fast paced, intriguing (real life) characters - a terrific history of the Underground Railroad. This book chronicles what may be the first large scale example of Christian resistance to injustice in America's history. I was surprised at how loose and (apparently) disorg...

from Scapegoats

This is an outstanding recounting of the underground railroad. Because of the decentralized nature of the organization, Bordewich focuses on individual stories and then ties them together to show overall trends. He discusses important whites, mostly Quakers in the early days of the railroad. Bord...