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