Back To ListI've Got a Home in Glory LandA Lost Tale of the Underground RailroadByKarolyn Smardz FrostPublished December 2007Paperback$ 27.99Paperback$ 27.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescription Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction, 2007 It was the day before Independence Day, 1831. As his bride, Lucie, was about to be "sold down the river" to the slave markets of New Orleans, young Thornton Blackburn planned a daring – and successful – daylight escape from Louisville. But they were discovered by slave catchers in Michigan and slated to return to Kentucky in chains, until the black community rallied to their cause. The Blackburn Riot of 1833 was the first racial uprising in Detroit history.Of Related InterestEmancipation DayNatasha L. HenryReviews Smardz Frost has combined solid academic research with a compelling story that deserves a wider audience.The Globe and MailThanks to Dr. Smardz Frost's talent for storytelling, [the Blackburns'] biography, especially the account of their escape from slavery and flight into Canada two years later, reads at times like a fine historical novel.University Affairs...an edifying and accessible work that does not relegate slavery to some cob-webbed corner of the past, but portrays it as a central reality of the history of this continent.The Ottawa Citizen... a fascinating tale that looks at this history from a fresh perspective. A key point, often forgotten in our rush to praise the Underground Railroad, is emphasized here-- that the real heroes were the slaves themselves, who risked everything for freedom.Quill & QuireA most worthy addition to the literature surrounding American slavery...Kirkus (Starred Review)...an absorbing book...The New York TimesThis book should be required reading because it details what African-Canadians went through to experience a basic human right-- freedom. Frost uses her research to paint a sickening portrait of the abuses that slaves and escaped fugitive slaves had to endure. Yet that same narrative also shows a strong couple who never resorted to vengeance but used their new-found influence and prosperity to help others in their own quests for freedom.The Chronicle HeraldFrost's compelling book pays tribute to these Canadian pioneers and brings to light a story that deserves to be remembered.The Gazette, Montreal...a rare and moving portrait of the 'peculiar institution' that was slavery in America.Owen Sound Sun TimesI Have a Home in Glory Land is a remarkable book, appealing in its impeccable research and in the excitement and suspense of the story it tells.Books in CanadaA vivid historic tale of slavery, freedom, love and history...The Intelligencer, BellevillePreviousNextContributorsKarolyn Smardz FrostKarolyn Smardz Frost is an archaeologist, historian, and award-winning author. She and her team at the Toronto Board of Education’s Archaeological Resource Centre uncovered the first Underground Railroad site in Canada.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackDecember 20076x9 in488 pp9780887623387