“…A while back I got a manuscript from the folks at Amistad…it is the cat’s ass!!!! Do you see those dark circles under my eyes?? Well I’ve been up late cause I can’t put it down…. Lovely writing without being preachy…and piles of food for thought…. What he has to say about Jefferson is worth the price—those founding fathers were perhaps not all they are cracked up to be…this book has made me think and has stuck to the brain pan more than most.” —Nancy Brown, R.J. Julia Booksellers

“…A wrenching, highly personalized account of this great American exercise in civil disobedience…. Bordewich’s book not only documents a vital passage of American history, it also provides essential reading for anyone surveying the moral landscape of present-day America.”—Jack Kelly, Dutchess Magazine

“Bordewich draws mainly from primary sources to craft a rich, spellbinding, and readable narrative for lay readers…. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.”—Library Journal Starred Review

“Bordewich brings to life the drama and extraordinary personalities involved in the underground railroad.” —Booklist 

“A clear, utterly compelling survey of the Railroad from its earliest days in Revolution-era America through the Civil War and the extension of the vote to African Americans in 1870… The men and women of Bordewich’s remarkable account will remain with readers for a long time to come.” —Publishers Weekly Starred Review