Places on the Underground Railroad: Ripley, Ohio
by John L. Hoh, Jr.
What was the "Underground Railroad?" Was it a subway? Was it a real railroad? Who traveled on this railroad? This book explores Ripley, Ohio, and several of her citizens. Ripley was a center of the Underground Railroad and several citizens played leading roles as "conductors" on the railroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John L. Hoh, Jr., studied thology at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. John's great-great-great uncle was Captain Jonathan Walker, a leading abolitionist who was branded on the hand in 1844 for the crime of "slave-stealing." John has written extensively on the Underground Railroad for Suite 101.com.
(2007, paperback, 44 pages)
What was the "Underground Railroad?" Was it a subway? Was it a real railroad? Who traveled on this railroad? This book explores Ripley, Ohio, and several of her citizens. Ripley was a center of the Underground Railroad and several citizens played leading roles as "conductors" on the railroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John L. Hoh, Jr., studied thology at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. John's great-great-great uncle was Captain Jonathan Walker, a leading abolitionist who was branded on the hand in 1844 for the crime of "slave-stealing." John has written extensively on the Underground Railroad for Suite 101.com.
(2007, paperback, 44 pages)
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