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Stories of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and other people and events of the Underground Railroad on the Delmarva Peninsula–the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and Delaware.

Frederick Douglass Flies to Freedom FEATURED PHOTO SIZED
BOOK SAMPLE, Sept. 2025: Frederick Douglass Flies to Freedom, 1838 From the BooksMiscellanyTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

BOOK SAMPLE, Sept. 2025: Frederick Douglass Flies to Freedom, 1838

AUTHOR NOTE: Every month here I feature a free book excerpt to give folks a taste of the style and content of the books I've written about the Delmarva Peninsula. September is the month when the great Frederick Douglass escaped slavery, so I thought I would include that chapter on that turn of events from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. Each…
August 25, 2025
Isaac Mason Underground Railroad Featured Photo
“We All Knelt Down in the Snow-Covered Ground:” Isaac Mason’s Journey to Freedom From the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

“We All Knelt Down in the Snow-Covered Ground:” Isaac Mason’s Journey to Freedom

This is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. The book first came out in 2017. I released an updated version here in 2022. More info about the book here. BIG PICTURE: Where Slavery Meets Sadism If a movie ever gets made about the life of Isaac Mason, it would need to be done by a director who comes…
May 25, 2022
Tubman Tales: The Birth of Freedom in the Life of Frederick Douglass
A Mother/Son Love Story: Young Fred Bailey Gets His First Taste of Freedom Tubman TravelsWay Back Machine

A Mother/Son Love Story: Young Fred Bailey Gets His First Taste of Freedom

This is an excerpt from a chapter in my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. The book tells true-life tales of brave souls who made their way to freedom during slavery times on the Delmarva Peninsula. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman are here. So, too, are many other, lesser-known heroes. The book not only tells their stories--it helps modern-day travelers follow in…
January 28, 2022
Ben Ross Cabin Featured Photo
Young Harriet Tubman Finds Her Strength, With a Little Help from Her Father MiscellanyTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

Young Harriet Tubman Finds Her Strength, With a Little Help from Her Father

This is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. A smidgeon of background: This story begins while an adolescent Harriet Tubman—her name in her younger days was Minty—is in the midst of a long recovery after suffering a near-fatal head injury when hit in the head by a hardware-store metal weight flung by a plantation overseer. (You can read…
May 31, 2021
Harriet Shephard Featured Image
TUBMAN TRAVELS: The Other Harriet’s Wild Ride to Freedom CharactersFrom the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

TUBMAN TRAVELS: The Other Harriet’s Wild Ride to Freedom

This is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Adventures on Delmarva. The book tells keystone stories about the Underground Railroad, with each story attached to place or places that you can go visit. More info about the book here. BIG PICTURE: A Ride for the Ages American history has its share of famous horseback rides. There is the “Midnight Ride” of…
March 4, 2021
Sam and Emeline Hawkins Underground Railroad Featured Image
TUBMAN TRAVELS: The Strangers Who Risked Everything for Sam And Emeline Hawkins From the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

TUBMAN TRAVELS: The Strangers Who Risked Everything for Sam And Emeline Hawkins

 This is a free excerpt from the Secrets of the Eastern Shore book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. The book tells true-life stories from the Underground Railroad, and all of those stories are linked to places that you can go visit in your travels on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware. BIG PICTURE: Redemption Song One thing I’ve learned in working on…
May 4, 2020
Harriet Tubman the Christmas Escape
TUBMAN TRAVELS: Flying for Freedom on Christmas Eve (the Christmas Escape, part 3) From the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

TUBMAN TRAVELS: Flying for Freedom on Christmas Eve (the Christmas Escape, part 3)

This is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. It’s the third of three chapters in the book devoted to The Christmas Escape of 1854, one of the most famous of the escapes engineered by conductor Harriet Tubman. Each chapter in the book is a self-contained story that’s linked to a place you can visit today in Delaware or…
December 17, 2019
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TUBMAN TRAVELS: Love Stories at Buttons Creek (Christmas Escape, Part 2) From the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

TUBMAN TRAVELS: Love Stories at Buttons Creek (Christmas Escape, Part 2)

'Love Stories at Buttons Creek' is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. It’s the second of three chapters in the book devoted to one of the most famous of the escapes engineered by conductor Harriet Tubman. Each chapter in the book is a self-contained story that’s linked to a place you can visit today in Delaware or on…
December 12, 2019
Ship of Zion Harriet Tubman
A TUBMAN TALE: “The Good Ol’ Ship of Zion” (Christmas Escape, Part 1) From the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

A TUBMAN TALE: “The Good Ol’ Ship of Zion” (Christmas Escape, Part 1)

‘The Good Ol' Ship of Zion' is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. It's one of three chapters in the book devoted to one of the most famous of the escapes engineered by conductor Harriet Tubman. Each chapter in the book is a self-contained story that's linked to a place you can visit today in Delaware or on Maryland’s Eastern…
December 5, 2019
Tubman Travels Book Cover Art
TUBMAN TRAVELS Book Excerpt: Kessiah Bowley’s Flight From The Auction Block From the BooksTubman TravelsWay Back Machine

TUBMAN TRAVELS Book Excerpt: Kessiah Bowley’s Flight From The Auction Block

‘Flight From the Auction Block’ is an excerpt from my book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. Each chapter in the book is a self-contained story from those Underground Railroad days. Each story is linked to a place you can visit today in Delaware or on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, but they are also perfectly fit for armchair reading in the comfort of your home. …
November 19, 2019