{"product_id":"freedom-ship-the-uncharted-history-of-escaping-slavery-by-sea-hardcover","title":"Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA definitive, sweeping account of the Underground Railroad's long-overlooked maritime origins, from a pre-eminent scholar of Atlantic history and the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs many as 100,000 enslaved people fled successfully from the horrors of bondage in the antebellum South, finding safe harbor along a network of passageways across North America now known as the Underground Railroad. Yet imagery of fugitives ushered clandestinely from safe house to safe house fails to capture the full breadth of these harrowing journeys: many escapes took place not by land but by sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply researched and grippingly told, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Ship\u003c\/i\u003e offers a groundbreaking new look into the secret world of stowaways and the vessels that carried them to freedom across the North and into Canada. Sprawling through the intricate riverways of the Carolinas to the banks of the Chesapeake Bay to Boston's harbors, these tales illuminate the little-known stories of freedom seekers who turned their sights to the sea--among them the legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, one of the Underground Railroad\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003es most famous architects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarcus Rediker, one of the leading scholars of maritime history, puts his command of archival research on full display in this luminous portrait of the Atlantic waterfront as a place of conspiracy, mutiny, and liberation. \u003ci\u003eFreedom Ship \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for anyone looking to understand the complete story of one of North America's most significant historical moments.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e is the Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh and the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Ship \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Amistad Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.39 x 9.14 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978262839597,"sku":"9780525558347","price":31.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cPBDEU1Nvj9780525558347.webp?v=1775801330","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/freedom-ship-the-uncharted-history-of-escaping-slavery-by-sea-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}