The Underground Railroad, Part 4: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Underground Railroad, Part 4, credited to William Still, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Underground Railroad, Part 4 by William Still. Read in English by Michele Fry; Larry Wilson; Jennifer Dorr; Greg Giordano; Lee Smalley; Denise Nordell; Maria Kasper; Joanne Rochon "The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a horror, or a sense of humiliation and shame that makes the blood curdle or the cheek flush, or the breathing difficult. The best and the worst sides of human nature are successfully exhibited. Here heroism and patience stand out transfigured; there selfishness and brutality hold carnival till it seems as though justice had been exiled and God had forgotten his own. The number of cases reported is very large, and the method in which the author has done his work is commendable. There is no rhetorical ambition. The narratives are embodied in plain language. The facts are left to make their own impression, without an attempt to embellish them by the aid of imagination." From the "Morning Star," Dover, New Hampshire. William Still is often called the Father of the Underground Railroad. Over 14 years, he helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Still was committed to preserving the stories of the bondmen and he kept careful records of the many escaped slaves who passed through the Philadelphia “station”. The Underground Railroad was published in 1871 from Still’s records and diaries. In bringing you these stories, Librivox volunteers are reading from the 1878 edition. (Summary by MaryAnn) Complete list of recordings comprising this book: The Underground Railroad, Part 1 The Underground Railroad, Part 2 The Underground Railroad, Part 3 The Underground Railroad, Part 4 The Underground Railroad, Part 5.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Underground Railroad, Part 4
• Author credits: William Still
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 41
• Listed recording duration: 8:33:18

Catalogue topics

• underground railroad
• slavery
• slave
• escape
• runaway
• Philadelphia
• boxcar
• emancipation

Opening tracks: first 24 of 41

1. 01 - Arrivals from Belleair and Maryland — 12:31
2. 02 - Arrivals from New Market and Virginia — 8:34
3. 03 - Arrivals from , Richmond, Norfolk, VA and from Near Baltimore — 7:29
4. 04 - Arrivals from Virginia, Washington D.C. and Virginia — 4:55
5. 05 - Arrivals from the Old Dominion — 17:05
6. 06 - Arrivals from Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina and Delaware — 10:50
7. 07 - Arrival from Maryland — 9:41
8. 08 - Arrivals from Maryland, District of Columbia and Honey Brook Township — 8:35
9. 09 - Arrivals from Alexandria, VA and the Seat of Government — 10:19
10. 10 - Crossing the Bay in a Skiff — 9:26
11. 11 - Arrivals from Kent County MD, Washington and Cecil County — 8:16
12. 12 - Arrivals from Georgetown, D.C. and Sussex County — 11:14
13. 13 - Sundry Arrivals in 1859; Arrival from Richmond — 12:03
14. 14 - Arrivals from Delaware and Richmond — 12:16
15. 15 - Arrival from Maryland\ — 12:05
16. 16 - Arrivals from Virginia\ — 12:30
17. 17 - Arrivals from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia; Sundry Arrivals from Maryland and Virginia; Arrivals from Seaford and Tapps’ Neck MD — 10:29
18. 18 - Arrival from Maryland; Sundry Arrivals from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware — 11:09
19. 19 - Arrivals from Different Points — 12:52
20. 20 - Sundry Arrivals From Maryland; Arrival from Virginia and Baltimore — 14:29
21. 21 - Arrivals from Maryland and Fredericksburg\ — 14:51
22. 22 - Crossing the Bay in a Batteau\ — 12:17
23. 23 - Twelve Months in the Woods; Arrival from Maryland; A Slave Catcher Caught in His Own Trap — 11:36
24. 24 - Arrival from Richmond, 1858 — 11:35

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