Station Master on the Underground Railroad: the Life and Letters of Thomas Garrett by McGowan, James A.Call Number: L.Hist. E450.G23 M32 2009
ISBN: 0786417609
Thomas Garrett, a Quaker from Wilmington, Delaware, believed so strongly in the Underground Railroad and in helping slaves escape that he chafed under the Quaker belief in non-violence when force seemed to be the only way to win freedom for the slaves. This book was an important work in antebellum reform when it was first published in 1977. Author James McGowan disputed earlier arguments that white abolitionists were unified in their opposition to slavery and that they were largely responsible for the success of the Underground Railroad while the escaped slaves were helpless and frightened passengers who took advantage of a well-organized network.