On freedom road : bicycle explorations and reckonings on the Underground Railroad / David Goodrich.
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TextPublisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2023Edition: First Pegasus Books editionDescription: ix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781639363452
- 1639363459
- 796.60973Â 23/eng/20230109
- GV1045Â .G663 2023
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Mound City Library Adult Non-Fiction | Mound City Library | Adult Books | 796.609 Goodrich (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35332000250072 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248).
"A thoughtful and illuminating bicycle journey along the Underground Railroad by a climate scientist seeking to engage with American history. The traces of the Underground Railroad hide in plain sight: a great church in Philadelphia; a humble old house backing up to the New Jersey Turnpike; an industrial outbuilding in Ohio. Over the course of four years, David Goodrich rode his bicycle 3,000 miles east of the Mississippi to travel the routes of the Underground Railroad and delve into the history and stories in the places where they happened"--
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