Harriet Tubman (Leaders of the Civil War Era (Library))

Born Araminta Ross, Harriet Tubman was a former slave who became an abolitionist and a spy for the Union army during the Civil War. Born into slavery in Maryland, in about 1820, Harriet Tubman suffered many injustices before her escape to freedom in Philadelphia. At a young age, she was hired out to work as a nursemaid and a field hand. She was beaten often. As a teenager, Tubman suffered a traumatic head wound when an angry slave owner threw a heavy weight at another slave and hit Tubman instead. The injury caused her to endure seizures, headaches, and hallucinations for the rest of her life. After she made her way to freedom, she risked everything to become a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. She eventually rescued more than 70 slaves from captivity. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Tubman worked as a nurse and a cook, and led spy missions into Confederate territory. After the war, Tubman spoke out for women's equality and helped the poor in her Upstate New York community. A true American hero, Tubman was known to the world as "the Moses of her people." To her friends, she was, simply, "Aunt Harriet." From ex-slaves and abolitionists to military leaders and presidents, Leaders of the Civil War Era presents a full picture of some of the most important figures who lived during this tumultuous time in U.S. history. Each volume is a key resource for students and general readers who want to know more about the people who shaped our country into what it is today. Contents......Page 6 1: "No Sweet, No Sugar"......Page 8 2: "Liberty, or Death"......Page 21 3: "The Midnight Sky and Silent Stars"......Page 36 4: A Home of Her Own......Page 53 5: Nurse and Spy......Page 70 6: A Country Still Divided......Page 84 7: The Moses of Her People......Page 97 Chronology......Page 107 Glossary......Page 110 Bibliography......Page 111 Further Resources......Page 114 Picture Credits......Page 116 Index......Page 117 About the Author......Page 121 Retells The Life Of The Abolitionist And Hero Of The Underground Railroad, Focusing On Her Efforts To Help Escaped Slaves To Freedom During The Civil War And Her Later Work As A Suffragist. "No sweet, no sugar" "Liberty, or death" "The midnight sky and the silent stars" A home of her own Nurse and spy A country still divided The Moses of her people. Chronicles the life and accomplishments of the the ex-slave who risked her own life and freedom to save hundreds of others through the Underground Railroad