Still's underground rail road records : With a life of the author. Narrating the hardships, hairbreadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom. Together with sketches of some of the eminent friends of freedom, and most liberal aiders and advisers of the road. / By William Still ... ; illustrated with 70 fine engravings by Bensell, Schell and others, and portraits from photographs from life. Sold only by subscription.
| Author/creator | Still, William |
| Other author | Boyd, James P. (James Penny), 1836-1910. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Revised edition.. |
| Publication Info | Hartford, Conn. : Betts & Company, 284 Asylum St., 1886.. |
| Description | [3]-21 pages, 1 unnumbered page, lxiv, 23-780 pages, [2+] pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | African Americans and Jim Crow, 1883-1922 |
| Subjects |
| Local note | Lib. Company. Annual Report, 1995, p. 22-24. |
| Local note | Library Company copy imperfect: lacking final page(s) of index; with bookplate of the New Sharon Town Library. |
| General note | "Revised edition" precedes "with a life of the author ..." on t.p. |
| General note | Copyright 1883 on t.p. verso. |
| General note | Frontispiece portrait engraved by John Sartain. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | The biographical sketch of Still (p. i-lxiv) is by James P. Boyd. |
| References | Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 2214 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa.: NewsBank, inc., 2014. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to Readex African Americans and Jim Crow, 1883-1922: Imprints From the Library Company of Philadelphia subscribers. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Subscription editions (Publishing) Connecticut Hartford. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |