From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of the famous "road" to freedom. Read about Peter Still, a former slave who came to the Philadelphia Antislavery Society in search of his family, only to discover that the man sitting in front of him was his brother. Meet the individuals who may have inspired characters in the novels Uncle Tom's Cabin and Beloved. And experience the heart-pounding fear of a man who mailed himself north.
I. Mystery of the Anasazi at Mesa Verde
II. Myth of P. T. Barnum in Colorado
III. Mystery of the Reynolds Treasure
IV. Myth of Buffalo Bill Tales
V. Mystery of the Murder of JonBenet Ramsey
VI. Myth of Colorado Weather
VII. Mystery of the Idledale Samovar
VIII. Myths of Longs Peak, Pikes Peak and Greeley
IX. Mystery of Baby Doe Tabor
X. Myth of the Coors TV ads: "somewhere near Golden"
XI. Mystery of Denver's First National Bank Robbery
XII. Mystery of the 7 Keys Bald Pate Hotel