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  • The Underground Railroad Records
    William Still
    The Underground Railroad by William Still is a landmark historical account that chronicles the lives and struggles of enslaved individuals who sought freedom via the Underground Railroad. As a conductor on this secret network, Still recorded the stories of hundreds of escapees, providing an invaluable record of their bravery and the risks taken by abolitionists. His detailed ac...
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    43,50 €

  • The Underground Railroad
    Ian Finseth William Still
    In the winter of 1852, a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroad-the General Vigilance Committee. William Still, himself a son of slaves, was named its secretary and executive director. Deeply moved by the stories of the fugitive slaves he helped con...
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    28,22 €

  • The Underground Railroad
    William Still
    William Still (1821–1902) was an African-American abolitionist, businessman, writer, historian, civil rights activist. He was also a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses created in the United States during the early to the mid-19th century for use by African American slaves in order to escape into free states or Canada. In 1872, he p...
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    47,62 €

  • The Underground Railroad
    William Still
    First published in 1872, 'The Underground Railroad' is the fascinating first-hand account of hundreds of slaves and their escape to freedom by William Still. Often known as the 'Father of the Underground Railroad', Still was born to former slaves in New Jersey and worked tirelessly as an abolitionist, writer, historian, and civil rights activist. Credited with helping as many a...
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    32,28 €

  • Shipbuilding in North Carolina, 1688-1918
    Richard A. Stephenson / Richard AStephenson / William N. Jr. Still / William N. Still Jr. / William NStill Jr.
    In their comprehensive and authoritative history of boat and shipbuilding in North Carolina through the early twentieth century, William Still and Richard Stephenson document for the first time a bygone era when maritime industries dotted the Tar Heel coast. The work of shipbuilding craftsmen and entrepreneurs contributed to the colony’s and the state’s economy from the era of ...
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    56,46 €

  • The Underground Railroad
    William Still
    While working for the Underground Railroad and helped escaped slaves to safety, William Still kept meticulous records. These notes originally were used to help reconnect families and document history, but Still later used these records to create The Underground Railroad, telling the stories of the disenfranchised. Said to have helped nearly eight-hundred slaves, Still depict...
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    34,67 €

  • American Sea Power in the Old World
    William N Still / William N. Still
    This classic study examines the deployment of U.S. naval vessels in European and Near Eastern waters from the end of the Civil War until the United States declared war in April 1917. Initially these ships were employed to visit various ports from the Baltic Sea to the eastern Mediterranean and Constantinople (today Istanbul), for the primary purpose of showing the flag. From th...
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    25,49 €

  • Gammar Gvrtons Nedle
    John Bridges / John Still / William Stevenson
    Gammer Gurton’s Needle is an early English comedy, believed to be written in the 16th century. The play, attributed to William Stevenson, John Still, or John Bridges, offers a glimpse into the everyday lives and humor of the time. Set in a small village, the story revolves around the frantic search for a lost needle belonging to Gammer Gurton. This simple premise leads to a ser...
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    17,80 €

  • The Underground Railroad
    William Still
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    35,42 €

  • Gammer Gurtons Nedle (1920)
    John Bridges / John Still / William Stevenson
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    12,86 €