Bound for the Promised Land

Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero

By: Kate Clifford Larson

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Harriet Tubman is one of the giants of American history - a fearless visionary who led scores of her fellow slaves to freedom and battled courageously behind enemy lines during the Civil War. And yet in the century since her death, next to nothing has been written about this extraordinary woman aside from juvenile biographies. The truth about Harriet Tubman has become lost inside a legend woven of racial and gender stereotypes. Now at last, in this long-overdue biography, historian Kate Clifford Larson gives Harriet Tubman the powerful, intimate, meticulously detailed life she deserves. Drawing from a trove of new documents and sources as well extensive genealogical research, Larson reveals Tubman as a complex woman - brilliant, shrewd, deeply religious, and passionate in her pursuit of freedom.

The descendant of the vibrant, matrilineal Asante people of the African Gold Coast, Tubman was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland but refused to spend her life in bondage. While still a young woman she embarked on a perilous journey of self-liberation - and then, having won her own freedom, she returned again and again to liberate family and friends, tapping in to the Underground Railroad. Yet despite her success, her celebrity, and her close ties with Northern politicians and abolitionists, Tubman suffered crushing physical pain and emotional setbacks.

Stripping away myths and misconceptions, Larson presents stunning new details about Tubman's accomplishments, personal life, and influence, including her relationship with Frederick Douglass, her involvement with John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, and revelations about a young woman who may have been Tubman's daughter. Here, too, are Tubman's twilight years after the war, when she worked for women's rights and in support of her fellow Blacks, and when racist politicians and suffragists marginalized her contribution. Harriet Tubman, her life, and her work remain an inspiration to all who value freedom. Now, thanks to Larson's breathtaking biography, we can finally appreciate Tubman as a complete human being - an American hero, yes, but also a woman who loved, suffered, and sacrificed. Bound for the Promised Land is a magnificent work of biography, history, and truth telling.

©2015 Kate Clifford Larson (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

hard to follow

book was good, I learned a lot, but as it progressed it got very hard to follow.

My opportunity to read/listen to this book is timely especially since critical race theory has surfaced now highly discussed).

The author provides a platform to assist the reader in maintaining objectivity as we read about other historical topics (both about Harriet Tubman , other historical figures and events.
. I can also now read other stories about Mrs. Harriet Tubman and better form my opinion about who she was and what she contributed to the United States of America and her contributions as a role model for people whose lives she touched.

Think you know Harriet Tubman's story?

Think again - or better yet, listen to this amazing book. Her exploits with the Underground Railroad are astonishing enough, but it is only a fraction of the work of this extraordinary woman. Her story is made all the more remarkable by the fact that, throughout her life, she suffered from the effects of a brain injury that would have incapacitated most people. She is truly an American hero and is finally treated like one here.

Outstanding Book

I’m very glad that I purchased the book from and I highly recommend this book for any one interested in the history of America and black history

awesome story about a real hero very beautiful wom

i really enjoyed this great history! always forgive never forget! just found audible really digging it