Underground Railroad Tales: With Routes Through the Finger Lake Region
Worth buying if: You want Underground Railroad history centered on the Finger Lake region.
Skip it if: You are looking for a broad national survey of the Underground Railroad.
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Summary
This 176-page volume focuses on the Underground Railroad through the Finger Lake region, presenting regional tales for general-interest readers. Published by North Country Books in 1997.
Why this book now
Its regional focus offers a timely way to explore how national history is remembered through local places and stories.
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Good fit if you want...
- You want Underground Railroad history centered on the Finger Lake region.
- You enjoy concise regional-history books built around historical tales.
- If you enjoy sharp dialogue, the ending turns expectations on their head.
- You are looking for a broad national survey of the Underground Railroad.
- You prefer fiction, memoir, or a heavily academic study over general-interest regional history.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780963599087
Worth buying if: You want Underground Railroad history centered on the Finger Lake region.
Skip it if: You are looking for a broad national survey of the Underground Railroad.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 176 pages, this is a manageable short study suited to focused reading or selective dipping into regional accounts.
What stands out here
This record is the 1997 North Country Books edition, a 176-page general-interest volume by Emerson Klees.
Best way to approach it
Read with a map of New York’s Finger Lake region nearby, keeping the book’s local routes and place-based focus in view.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780963599087
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