Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland by Scott Shane

Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland

Scott Shane

352 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
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A riveting account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator, and writer Thomas Smallwood, who bought his own freedom, led hundreds out of slavery, and popularized the term "underground railroad," from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journali...

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Moods

informative 87%
emotional 50%
challenging 37%
inspiring 37%
reflective 37%
dark 25%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
tense 12%

Pace

medium 85%
slow 14%

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4.3

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