His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad
- ISBN-10
- 0393317188
- ISBN-13
- 9780393317183
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 165
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-17
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- John P. Parker
Description
A narrative originally dictated to a journalist following the Civil War chronicles the experiences of a former slave who became an abolitionist
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