Description

Along Freedom's Rails evolved from a family story of the discovery by the author's great grandfather in her mother's side, as a child of his father's station on the Underground Railroad in Southwest Iowa. Along Freedom's Rails describes everyday life on an Iowa farm during the Civil War Era. It also brings to life the prejudices of the time and the drama of aiding escaped slaves. The authenticity of the family story is verified by the research being done by the Iowa Historical Society into the involvement of the Whisler family in the Underground Railroad.