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Summaries #2 (pg. 25 - 54) William Peel was a rather small man with pleasing manners. William was planning to escape from his slave owner, Robert H. Carr in a rather unconventional way. He planned on boxing himself up and then being shipped off. William was escaping because his owner had recently been selling slaves and he was afraid that he'd be next. So, William was boxed up by a close relative and then shipped off. He was in the box for a total of 17 hours. He suffered great misery due to the tightness of the box he was confined in. After a long trip, the box arrived in Philadelphia where a devoted friend was scheduled to pick him up. They did run into a couple difficulties. The box was very heavy, seeing as it carried a man, and it …show more content…
His wife and four children had been sold to a trader in Richmond. Some of his friends had tried to find a purchaser in the area for Brown’s wife and children, but Browns master refused to sell them to anyone close because he wished to “gratify his malice to the utmost.” He had finally the last straw and finally decided to run away. On Christmas night, he swam across the Potomac river and then rode all night on horseback for about 40 miles. For a day or two he had no shelter or food. Soon he found a friend- a member of the Vigilance Committee- who took him to a place where he could find shelter and food. In the next story, 7 fugitives were traveling in the dead of winter in a covered wagon. “The biting frost and snow rendered their travel anything but agreeable.” They traveled for many days and were very hungry due to the lack of food available to them. When they reached the neighborhood of heat river, Maryland, they were attacked by”six white men, and a boy.” Guns were pulled and many of the fugitives declared that they would not be taken. The white people threatened to shoot if they did not surrender. The fugitives, still unwilling to surrender said “Shoot! shoot! shoot!!!” In the end, only 4 of the original 7 …show more content…
I also had a harder time absorbing what I was reading when the stories started getting longer. Alot of times the longer stories were very jumbled and stopped and picked up in many different places. Because of these writing techniques used, you definitely have to be wanting to read the book, and not just reading it for leisure. I would recommend this book to almost anyone. If you are wanting to research more about the Underground railroad or just gain a better understanding of it, this is definitely the book to go to above all other books. Even if you are just looking for something interesting to read, this book is worth the read. Though, it definitely isn’t a book for young children to read. A strong point of the book is that it gives very detailed descriptions of the events that occurred in that time era. But luckily, they are not over the top detailed. Also, I like how it is separated into smaller sections. It makes it easier to read because it is easier to find a stopping place. One thing I didn’t like about the book was that sometimes there were stories that seemed very pointless. Yes, I know, all life stories are important and should be read but, I feel like a better story could have taken their places and been more beneficial to the reader. Also, if he had added stories that were a little more exciting, he would have definitely captivated his

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