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​The Divided North traces two Maine families, one Black and one White, as they navigate the turbulent nineteenth century. The Rubys were antislavery activists and Underground Railroad operatives; the Gordons, prominent ship masters—among them, the only American executed for participating in the transatlantic slave trade. Their experiences reveal what it meant to live in a free state during the age of slavery.
"Through exquisite in-depth research and compelling writing, Carol Gardner tells the remarkable story of the Ruby and Gordon families."—Bob Greene, Historian
"Such an intimate portrait of nineteenth-century America’s racial politics helps us better understand what was at stake in the struggle for human freedom and dignity. It was a struggle that echoes into our own time."—Jared Ross Hardesty, author of Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds
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Tens of thousands of immigrants came to New England during the 1600s. But few histories have detailed the lives of those who came by force. The Involuntary American chronicles the life and times of Thomas Doughty, an illiterate Scottish foot soldier who was captured and shipped to the New World against his will.