Celebrating for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of 19th century America's most enduring and important figures. But just who was this remarkable woman? To John Brown, leader of the Harpers Ferry uprising, she was General Tubman. For the many slaves she led north to freedom, she was their lifesaver. To the slaveholders who sought her capture, she was a thief and a trickster. Now in a biography widely praised for its impeccable research and its compelling narrative, Tubman is revealed as a singular and complex character, a woman who defined all categorization.
