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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06840 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Scenes in the life of Harriet Tubman / by Sarah H. Bradford |
| Date | 1869 |
| Author | Bradford, Sarah H. (1818-1912) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | First edition printed by Moses. The story of Tubman, an escaped slave who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. She made more than nineteen trips into the south, rescuing 300 people. During the Civil War, she served as a nurse and spy. Royalties from this book paid off the mortgage on her home when she married Nelson Davis, an African American Civil War veteran. Exlibris stamp of the Phillis Wheatley Library. Blockson Collection 3950, Schomburg 326.93-B. Including engraving of Tubman. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Underground Railroad Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave African American Author Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Tubman, Harriet (ca. 1820-1913) Bradford, Sarah H. (1818-1912) |
| Place written | Auburn, New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Reconstruction; Health & Medicine; The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |