Unlocking a Mystery
1864 Well-Concealed Door
EARLIEST INFLUENCES
Preliminary Operations — 1790s–1800s
Before Birth — Up to 1821
Naming the Baby — 1822
Premeditated Silence
Antislavery Publishing — 1824–26
CHARACTERS AND CONFLICTS
Seeds Spread, Storms Gather — 1830
Unwanted Attention — 1831
Conflict at Home — 1832
Seminary Explosion — 1834
Rising Danger — 1835–37
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Boarding in Kentucky — 1836–37
Ruptured Line — 1838
Antislavery Juggernaut — 1838–39
Underground Railroad Relationships
AFTERWARDS & OTHERWISE
Jesse’s Expanding Enterprises
West Point & Third Party Politics — 1840
Intervening Decades — 1842 -1862
Ulysses’ Unique Strengths
Appendix & Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Maps, Photographs & Illustrations
Index & Notes