Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Tables xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. South Central Pennsylvania, Fugitive Slaves, and the Underground Railroad 12
7. 2. Thaddeus Stevens’ Dilemma, Colonization, and the Turbulent Years of Early Antislavery in Adams County, 1835–39 39
8. 3. Antislavery Petitioning in South Central Pennsylvania 70
9. 4. The Fugitive Slave Issue on Trial 87
10. 5. Controversy and Christiana 115
11. 6. Interlude: Kidnapping, Kansas, and the Rise of Race-Based Partisanship 140
12. 7. Revival of the Fugitive Slave Issue, 1858–61 147
13. 8. Contrabands, “White Victories,” and the Ultimate Slave Hunt 174
14. 9. After the Shooting 199
15. Conclusion 213
16. Appendixes 217
17. Notes 247
18. Archives Consulted 311
19. Index 315
20. The North’s Civil War 325