Comprehensive Account of Harriet Tubman

COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF HARRIET TUBMAN
Harriet Tubman led 19 missions on the Underground Railroad and never lost a single person. She became the first woman to lead an armed assault in U.S. history during the Civil War's Combahee River Raid, freeing over 700 enslaved people in one day. This biography examines how she accomplished these extraordinary feats and why her methods remain relevant today. What you will find inside this book: Part I: Roots in Captivity; Tubman's childhood on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the head injury that caused lifelong visions, and how she learned to read landscapes and human behavior skills that would save lives. Part II: The Great Escape; Her 1849 escape to Philadelphia, the isolation of freedom, and the decision to return South to rescue others, beginning with her own family. Part III: The Underground Warrior; Detailed accounts of her rescue missions, including routes through Delaware and Pennsylvania, disguises she used, and the network of allies who assisted her operations. Part IV: War and Revolution; Her Civil War service as nurse, cook, scout, and spy for the Union Army, culminating in the Combahee River Raid that established her as a military leader. Part V: Legacy in the Making; Her post-war advocacy for veterans' pensions, women's suffrage, and civil rights, plus her establishment of the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged. This book is based on Primary Sources: Military records from the National Archives, Letters and testimonies from Underground Railroad participants, Oral histories collected from Tubman's contemporaries, Civil War pension files and government documents. You'll Discover: How Tubman's childhood head injury influenced her rescue strategies, The specific routes and safe houses she used repeatedly, Why she carried a pistol and threatened to use it on her own rescuees, How she gathered intelligence for Union forces behind Confederate lines, The financial struggles she faced despite her fame, Her connections to other abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and John Brown. This biography separates documented facts from folklore, presenting Tubman as she was: a strategic thinker, devout Christian, and determined activist who used every tool at her disposal to fight slavery and injustice. This book is perfect for readers interested in: American Civil War history, Underground Railroad operations, 19th-century women's history, African American biography, Social justice movements. It also includes Timeline of key events, and glossary of historical terms.