The Birdman
| AUTHOR | Thisdale, Francois; Harrison, Troon |
| PUBLISHER | Red Deer Press (11/05/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
He walked the plantation fields, freely and with the owners' permission. He was an ornithologist after all, touring the Deep South of the 1850s to study the birds. But Alexander Milton Ross was no ordinary birdman. He was an undercover Abolitionist. And he had news to spread about the Underground Railroad.
Discover the forgotten life and true adventures of Alexander Milton Ross, daring Canadian activist, who risked everything -- including his life -- to help bring freedom and dignity to the heroic men and women enslaved in the American South.
Included at the end of the book: Historical Notes and a Time Line
He walked the plantation fields, freely and with the owners' permission. He was an ornithologist after all, touring the Deep South of the 1850s to study the birds. But Alexander Milton Ross was no ordinary birdman. He was an undercover Abolitionist. And he had news to spread about the Underground Railroad.
Discover the forgotten life and true adventures of Alexander Milton Ross, daring Canadian activist, who risked everything -- including his life -- to help bring freedom and dignity to the heroic men and women enslaved in the American South.
Included at the end of the book: Historical Notes and a Time Line