
UNDERGROUND TO CANADA
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Clarke Irwin, Toronto, 1977, 1st pr thus. ISBN 0-7720-1111-7. Hard cover, 157 pages including information on Mr. Alexander Ross, Mr. Levi Coffin, Partial Bibliography, and Acknowledgements. Inscribed to prior owner on FEP. Blue buckram with silver lettering on spine; binding sound with a lean; some edge, corner and spine end wear. No jacket. Interior clean and unmarked; black & white illustrations by Tom McNeely. ‘The escape from Mississippi to Canada by two fictitious characters, Julilly and Liza, could have happened. It is based on first-hand experiences found in the narratives of fugitive slaves; on a careful study of the Underground Railroad routes; and on the activities of two Abolitionists; Alexander M. Ross of Canada and Levi Coffin of Ohio.’ (from Note To The Reader)