The Regional Readers book group meets Tuesday, May 25 in the JSF Conference Room. Coffee and conversation at 2:00 pm; book discussion at 2:30 pm.
The May selection is Traveling the Underground Railroad: A Visitor’s Guide to More Than 300 Sites by Bruce Chadwick. A dramatic account of the Underground Railroad, used by as many as 100,000 runaway slaves in their flight to freedom, this book also serves as a guide to more than 300 sites, most of them open to the public. Some sites still contain the ingenious hideaways residents used to conceal fugitive slaves from pursuing slave hunters. These sites are located in the south, Canada, and all of the northeastern and midwestern states. The book is divided into regional sections with listings of local tourism offices and historical societies for further aid and offers easy-to-read maps. The book also includes a comprehensive history of slavery and the development of the Underground Railroad – the freedom train – which helped change the course of American history.
The book group is open to all and new members are always welcome. We encourage suggestions for the 2021 reading list.
The Regional Readers book group meets Tuesday, May 25 in the JSF Conference Room. Coffee and conversation at 2:00 pm; book discussion at 2:30 pm.
The May selection is Traveling the Underground Railroad: A Visitor’s Guide to More Than 300 Sites by Bruce Chadwick. A dramatic account of the Underground Railroad, used by as many as 100,000 runaway slaves in their flight to freedom, this book also serves as a guide to more than 300 sites, most of them open to the public. Some sites still contain the ingenious hideaways residents used to conceal fugitive slaves from pursuing slave hunters. These sites are located in the south, Canada, and all of the northeastern and midwestern states. The book is divided into regional sections with listings of local tourism offices and historical societies for further aid and offers easy-to-read maps. The book also includes a comprehensive history of slavery and the development of the Underground Railroad – the freedom train – which helped change the course of American history.
The book group is open to all and new members are always welcome. We encourage suggestions for the 2021 reading list.
