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Harriet Tubman
Books
Larson, Kate Clifford. Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman Portrait of an American Hero.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004.
Larson narrates Tubman’s story very well. This book provides maps, a family tree, a chronology, and
a well-documented listing of endnotes. Start with this book first before reading other available titles.
Websites
Documenting the American South
This extensive digital archive of southern history contains text, images, and audio files.
The University Library of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill maintains this site.
Below are Harriet Tubman resources available from Documenting the American South:
- About Harriet Tubman
- Benjamin Griffith Brawley, Women of Achievement
- Sarah H. Bradford (Sarah Hopkins), Harriet, the Moses of Her People
- Sarah H. Bradford (Sarah Hopkins), Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
A brief biography of Harriet Tubman available through the PBS Africans in America website. Included in the site is
a Portrait of Harriet Tubman and Incident in Troy New York.
Harriet Tubman biography
This one page biography of Tubman also includes a bibliography and website listings. This vignette is part of Women in History.
The Life of Harriet Tubman
Another brief introduction to Harriet Tubman. New York History Net is the author of this site.
The National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) contains various documents pertaining to slavery.
Their website includes resources pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
Also see their New to Archival Research?
and About NARA’s Holdings pages
for more information about researching Tubman at NARA facilities.
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