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The (Underground) Railroad in African American literature / Darcy A. Zabel.

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Van Pelt Library PS153.N5 Z32 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Zabel, Darcy.
Series:
African-American literature and culture ; v. 6.
African American literature and culture ; v. 6
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
American literature.
American literature--African American authors.
American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
African Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.
African Americans.
African Americans--Intellectual life.
Railroad stories--History and criticism.
Railroad stories.
African Americans in literature.
Railroad travel in literature.
Symbolism in literature.
Railroads in literature.
Underground Railroad.
Genre:
Railroad stories.
Physical Description:
229 pages ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : P. Lang, [2004]
Contents:
Introduction: The Train as Symbol in African American Literature 1
Chapter 1 The Impact of the Railroad on African American Life 9
Chapter 2 Flying Trains and the "Tubman Tradition" 33
Chapter 3 Black Supermen and the "John Henry Tradition" 75
Chapter 4 Riders of the Train: Passage, Passing, and the Great Migration 121
Chapter 5 "Two Trains Running": Making Choices 155
Chapter 6 Around the Corner and Down the Track 181.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-229).
ISBN:
0820468169
OCLC:
53477084

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