The inspiring, true-life stories of the Underground Railroad come
alive for our times in Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad
Journeys on Delmarva. Join award-winning writer Jim Duffy as he
wanders the backroads and small towns of Maryland's Eastern Shore and
Delaware in search of sites and scenes that will put modern-day
travelers in touch with stories from the lives of men and women who
set out against all odds in search of freedom from slavery.
The 19th century
heroes of these stories include not just the most famous of the
region's escaped slaves, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, but
also an array of lesser-known figures whose journeys out of bondage
speak volumes about the timeless themes of courage, love, family, and
faith.
The journeys in the
book begin on the wide Choptank River in Cambridge, on Maryland's
Eastern Shore, and then wander along scenic backroads leading through
history-laden towns such as Easton, St. Michaels, Denton,
Chestertown, Centreville, Bucktown, Madison, Galena, and Chesapeake
City. Crossing into Delaware, the journeys continue through Dover,
Middletown, Seaford, New Castle, and Wilmington.
Jim Duffy is the
author of "Eastern Shore Road Trips: 27 One-Day Adventures on
Delmarva," and the founder of the Secrets of the Eastern Shore
website and Facebook page, which are the go-to sources for travel
tips and unforgettable stories about the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and southern Delaware. Duffy is a
veteran magazine writer whose stories on topics in arts, travel,
culture, and medicine have won numerous awards over the years.
