Abandoned Tracks: The Underground Railroad in Washington County, Pennsylvania by

Description: Abandoned Tracks by W. Thomas Mainwaring Abandoned Tracks examines the regional variation and the mythology of the Underground Railroad in Washington County, Pennsylvania. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Abandoned Tracks, W. Thomas Mainwaring bridges the gap between scholarly and popular perceptions of the Underground Railroad. Historians have long recognized that many aspects of the Underground Railroad have been mythologized by emotion, memory, time, and wishful thinking. Mainwarings book is a rich, in-depth attempt to separate fact from fiction in one local area, while also contributing to a scholarly discussion of the Underground Railroad by placing Washington County, Pennsylvania, in the national context. Just as the North was not consistent in its perspective on the Civil War and the slavery issue, the Underground Railroad had distinct regional variations. Washington County had a well-organized abolition movement, even though its members helped a comparatively small number of fugitive slaves escape, largely because of the small nearby slave population in what was then western Virginia. Its origins as a slave county make it an interesting case study of the transition from slavery to freedom and of the origins of black and white abolitionism. Abandoned Tracks lends much to the ongoing scholarly debate about the extent, scope, and nature of the Underground Railroad. This book is written both for scholars of abolitionism and the Underground Railroad and for an audience interested in local history. Author Biography W. Thomas Mainwaring is a professor of history at Washington & Jefferson College. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Twilight of Slavery2. Radical Abolitionism and the Arrival of the Underground Railroad3. The Legendary Underground Railroad in Washington County4. The Underground Railroad Network in Washington CountyConclusion: The End of the LineAppendix: Underground Railroad Sites in Washington CountyBibliography Review "This is a fine and unique study of the history of the Underground Railroad in a largely rural county. It is original with the added advantage of having something to say about the ways the movement developed and operated, the relationships forged between its black and white operatives, and, possibly most important of all, its avoidance of the romantic lore that has surrounded what in effect was a movement to undermine one of the foundational institutions of the country. Mainwarings book is well written and deeply researched, and engages with major historiographical issues." —Richard J. M. Blackett, Vanderbilt University"Abandoned Tracks separates the myths of the Underground Railroad in Western Pennsylvania from the facts. The author has dissected and discredited long-believed legends while uncovering verifiable evidence of exactly how escaped slaves traveled through the region and who assisted them on their way. The book reveals the often overlooked heroics of the fleeing slaves and the free African Americans who aided their escape." —A. Parker Burroughs, author of Washington County Murder and Mayhem: Historic Crimes of Southwestern Pennsylvania"In recent years, there has been an outpouring of important new scholarship on the Underground Railroad. W. Thomas Mainwarings Abandoned Tracks will stand with the best of these efforts as a shining example of a carefully researched local history that deftly puts the story of Washington County, Pennsylvania in the full context of the coming of the Civil War." —Matthew Pinsker, Dickinson College"Sorting fact from fiction is the mission of Washington & Jefferson College history professor Tom Mainwaring, in his book, Abandoned Tracks. . . . He compiled, analyzed and evaluated sources for credibilitys sake to an Abandoned Tracks appendix in which he assigns from zero to five North Stars in ranking to claims to Underground Railroad association, with zero being spurious to five, impeccably documented." —Observer-Reporter"Mainwaring breaks new ground by documenting the actions of black Underground Railroad facilitators, noting that only a pamphlet by Howard Wallace, published in 1903, has survived to tell the story of the Underground Railroad in Washington County from a black perspective, and it is not mentioned in any of the local histories." —U.S. News and World Report Review Quote "This is a fine and unique study of the history of the Underground Railroad in a largely rural county. It is original with the added advantage of having something to say about the ways the movement developed and operated, the relationships forged between its black and white operatives, and, possibly most important of all, its avoidance of the romantic lore that has surrounded what in effect was a movement to undermine one of the foundational institutions of the country. Mainwarings book is well written and deeply researched, and engages with major historiographical issues." --Richard J. M. Blackett, Vanderbilt University Details ISBN0268103577 Author W. Thomas Mainwaring Pages 306 Publisher University of Notre Dame Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 0268103577 ISBN-13 9780268103576 Format Hardcover Imprint University of Notre Dame Press Subtitle The Underground Railroad in Washington County, Pennsylvania Place of Publication Notre Dame IN Country of Publication United States DEWEY 326.80974882 Short Title Abandoned Tracks Language English UK Release Date 2018-04-30 Publication Date 2018-04-30 AU Release Date 2018-04-30 NZ Release Date 2018-04-30 US Release Date 2018-04-30 Illustrations 15 Maps; 3 Tables, unspecified; 9 Halftones, unspecified Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780268103606 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126564221;

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