Discusses the Underground Railroad, the secret, loosely organized network of people and places that helped many slaves escape north to freedom.

How the Underground Railroad got its name --
Long history of slave escapes, and of fugitive slave laws --
Tracks and stations --
Stationmasters --
Conductors --
Harriet Tubman, the woman called Moses --
Railroad songs --
Train robbers --
Passengers --
John Brown, fugitive slave --
Publicists --
End of the line --
Time line --
Bibliography --
Index