How did New Bedford come to be seen as a haven for fugitives, and was antislavery truly, as one whaling merchant put it, the ruling sentiment of the town? This book addresses these questions and the author documents fugitive traffic in and around New Bedford and analyzes it on several levels.
- ISBN10 1558492712
- ISBN13 9781558492714
- Publish Date 1 June 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 November 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Language English