Yesterday, on the way back from a trip to Chincoteague, we stopped at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Cambridge, Maryland on the Eastern Shore. It was a moving experience to learn so much about this American heroine and her struggles and triumphs. Highly recommended.
The movie “Harriet,” about her life, came out a couple of years ago and was quite well done. It too was a great learning experience.
Below are pictures of me in front of the building and my two books about Civil War Women. As is only appropriate, Harriet Tubman’s picture is at the center of my first book on that topic. Enjoy!
GENE SCHMIEL, CIVIL WAR HISTORIAN, AUTHOR, AND LECTURER 