Necessary courage : Iowa's Underground Railroad in the struggle against slavery - Soike, Lowell J.; ebrary, Inc. (Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2013)
Introduction: Between Slavery and Freedom -- Iowa and the Politics of Slavery -- Iowa Becomes Antislavery -- The Struggle Intensifies -- A Hole of Abolitionists -- The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Political Change in Iowa -- Escapes and Rescues -- Iowa and the Martyrdom of John Brown -- Fearless Defiance -- War and Rebirth -- Remembering and Forgetting the Underground Railroad.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Abolitionists -- Iowa -- History -- 19th century; Antislavery movements -- Iowa -- History -- 19th century; Fugitive slaves -- Iowa -- History -- 19th century; Underground Railroad -- Iowa; Iowa -- History -- 19th century; Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Electronic books