The Underground Railroad

Fairchild's book is an historical account of the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom in the mid-19th century. The book includes vivid descriptions of the escapes and the people who made them possible, and provides insights into the political and social context in which the Underground Railroad emerged.

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