William Still (1821-1902) was an African-American abolitionist, businessman, writer, historian, civil rights activist. He was also a conductor on the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses created in the United States during the early to the mid-19th century for use by African American slaves in order to escape into free states or Canada. In 1872, he published The Underground Railroad , an account of the underground system and the experiences of 649 slaves who escaped to freedom. An incredible collection of real-life stories that provide a unique insight into the adversity faced by pre-emancipation African-Americans. Contents include: Seth Concklin , Underground Rail Road Letters , William Peel, alias William Box Peel Jones , Wesley Harris, alias Robert Jackson, and the Matterson Brothers , Death of Romulus Hall–New Name George Weems , James Mercer, Wm. H. Gilliam, and John Clayton , Clarissa Davis , Anthony Blow, alias Henry Levison , Perry Johnson, of Elkton, Maryland , Isaac Forman, William Davis, and Willis Redick , etc. Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this classic book in a brand new edition complete with an introductory biography by William Wells Brown.