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100 1 a| Zoellner, Tom,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgd4J4YJvj6TKKT4hB773=| ^A706732;

245 14 a| The road was full of thorns :b| running toward freedom in the American Civil War /c| Tom Zoellner.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| New Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| 311 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.;

520 a| "A radical retelling of the drama of emancipation, from New York Times bestselling author and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. In the opening days of the Civil War, three enslaved men approached the gates of Fort Monroe, a U.S. military installation in Virginia. In a snap decision, the fort's commander "confiscated" them as contraband of war. From then on, wherever the U.S. Army traveled, torrents of runaways rushed to secure their own freedom, a mass movement of 800,000 people--a fifth of the enslaved population of the South--that set the institution of slavery on a path to destruction. In an engrossing work of narrative history, critically acclaimed historian Tom Zoellner introduces an unforgettable cast of characters whose stories will transform our popular understanding of how slavery ended. The Road Was Full of Thorns shows what emancipation looked and felt like for the people who made the desperate flight across dangerous territory: the taste of mud in the mouth, the terror of the slave patrols, and the fateful crossing into Union lines. Zoellner also reveals how the least powerful Americans changed the politics of war--forcing President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and opening the door to universal Black citizenship."--Amazon.com.;

505 0 a| The sound of the hammer -- Let no man put asunder -- Away in Dixie land -- The ghosts of 1619 -- Southern ardor -- The riverman -- Exodus -- In the cipher room -- Let my people go -- Who shall we trust?;

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651 0 a| United Statesx| Historyy| Civil War, 1861-1865.=| ^A12252;

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The road was full of thorns : running toward freedom in the American Civil War / Tom Zoellner.

Author/creator	Zoellner, Tom author.
Format	Book
Publication	New York, NY : New Press, 2025.
Description	311 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects	Enslaved persons--Emancipation. --United States. --History. Fugitive slaves--United States. --History. United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.

Contents	The sound of the hammer -- Let no man put asunder -- Away in Dixie land -- The ghosts of 1619 -- Southern ardor -- The riverman -- Exodus -- In the cipher room -- Let my people go -- Who shall we trust?
Abstract	"A radical retelling of the drama of emancipation, from New York Times bestselling author and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. In the opening days of the Civil War, three enslaved men approached the gates of Fort Monroe, a U.S. military installation in Virginia. In a snap decision, the fort's commander "confiscated" them as contraband of war. From then on, wherever the U.S. Army traveled, torrents of runaways rushed to secure their own freedom, a mass movement of 800,000 people--a fifth of the enslaved population of the South--that set the institution of slavery on a path to destruction. In an engrossing work of narrative history, critically acclaimed historian Tom Zoellner introduces an unforgettable cast of characters whose stories will transform our popular understanding of how slavery ended. The Road Was Full of Thorns shows what emancipation looked and felt like for the people who made the desperate flight across dangerous territory: the taste of mud in the mouth, the terror of the slave patrols, and the fateful crossing into Union lines. Zoellner also reveals how the least powerful Americans changed the politics of war--forcing President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and opening the door to universal Black citizenship."--Amazon.com.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.
ISBN	9798893850086

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