Heroic Abolitionist Intervention, the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue (1859), stormed the hotel where the slave was being held and helped his escape via the underground railroad
Shipherd, Jacob R. History of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue. Introduction by Prof. Henry E. Peck, and Hon. Ralph Plumb. Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1859. First edition. Original paper wrappers. 9.25" x 5.75" inches. Modern paper ex libris pasted down to interior of wrapper. The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue was a principal.....