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Looks at the history of quilting and the use of quilts as visual aids in the context of slavery and the 'Underground Railroad' in pre-Civil War America. This volume includes first-person accounts, newspaper and military records, and quilts - to provide an examination of the role of quilts in the era of slavery and emancipation.
Barbara Brackman, a renowned quilt historian, has written several books about quilts during the Civil War era. She was a founding member of the American Quilt Study Group and is an honoree of the Quilters Hall of Fame. Barbara lives in Kansas, USA.