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Bound For Canaan. By Fergus Bordewich. (New York: Amistad, 2005. Pp. xi + 540.
Acknowledgements, preface, maps, introduction.)
With the history of the Underground Railroad comes the ugly, yet determined history of
early America. Because “few veterans of the underground left detailed memoirs” (Bordewich,
xvi), the history of the railroad is trapped amongst the physical components and the investigation
of all individuals involved. For most citizens in America the Underground Railroad is
remembered as a secret passageway who’s purpose was to move slaves from the South to the
North in hopes of finding freedom and equality. While these things are true, the Underground
Railroad also stood for much more. It provided hope for oppressed African Americans and was
the product of the obvious idealogical motivations, but also political and religious motivations.
In “Bound for Canaan” by Fergus M. Bordewich, the author provides a detailed explanation of
