audiobook Hindu Gods and Goddesses by W. J. Wilkins in History

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Loved this and I'm not a big history buff. This was an eye-opener. This will make you have an even deeper respect for those who went through slavery and all they endured. — Pollard HouseDuring the 1850s and 1860s more than 100;000 people escaped slavery in the American South by following the Underground Railroad; a complex network of secret routes and safe houses. This inexpensive compilation of firsthand accounts offers authentic insights into the Civil War era and African-American history with compelling narratives by Frederick Douglass; Harriet Tubman; Sojourner Truth; and lesser-known refugees.Thirty selections include the story of Eliza Harris; "The Slave Woman Who Crossed the Ohio River on the Drifting Ice with Her Child in Her Arms;" whose experience inspired a memorable scene in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Other accounts include that of Henry "Box" Brown; who hid in a crate mailed to Philadelphia abolitionists; Theophilus Collins's escape after "A Desperate; Bloody Struggle — Gun; Knife and Fire Shovel; Used by Infuriated Master"; excerpts from Harriet Jacobs's 1861 narrative; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; and the remarkable flight of William and Ellen Craft; "Female Slave in Male Attire; Fleeing as a Planter; with Her Husband as Her Body Servant."