The Underground Railroad: Life on the Road

by Pat Perrin (Editor)

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68 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

About the author

Pat Perrin is the author of The Secret World of Unicorns, as well as published stories and essays. She often writes in collaboration with her husband, Wim Coleman (and they've stayed happily married well over two decades).

Pat is also a visual artist and she did the colorful illustrations for their most recent book: The King and the Beggar Lady.

Their co-authored novels include The Jamais Vu Papers, a 2011 finalist for the Eric Hoffer/Montaigne Medal, and Anna’s World, the Silver Medalist in the 2008 Moonbeam Awards. They also wrote the popular thriller Terminal Games. Some of their books have been translated into foreign language editions, taught in university courses, or recognized with national awards. Both are members of International PEN.

Pat is originally from Virginia, where she exhibited visual art and taught art in the public schools. She and Wim have lived in Los Angeles, Portland (OR), Des Moines, and (for 14 years) the Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende. Currently, they and their daughter, Monserrat, live in Carrboro, NC.

Reviews

[PearlDoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a Brilliant little Pamphlet!

Seriously though, I did inherit this from my Great Grandmother, and I found this book wedged between her Copy of 'Jane Eyre' and another Book I also got from her.

And honestly? This very slim Book is Unflinching in how it talks about everyone involved, never once sugarcoating anything. It's deep in it's own way, with how it also shows posters and newspaper clippings from the time. My favorite Section was closer to the End, about Harriet Tubman!

[Terra · Rating 4 out of 5]

leggendo questo opuscoletto, breve ed eterogeneo, mi sono trovata a pensare ai giusti tra le nazioni, i non ebrei che durante la shoah salvarono la vita dei perseguitati a rischio della propria. chi entrava nella rete dell'underground railroad faceva proprio la stessa cosa. i numeri certamente sono diversi - tra 40 e 100 mila schiavi ottennero la libertà grazie all'organizzazione - e i benefattori non erano solo bianchi, ma si trattava comunque di persone libere che mettevano a rischio se stesse, familiari e averi per amore della libertà. non se ne sente parlare molto e trovo sia sbagliato.