South To Freedom

Modern hardcover printing of "South to Freedom|Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War” by Alice Baumgartner. Like new condition. No lines, notes or marks within text.

Published in 2020 Baumgartner argues enslaved people escaping to Mexico, where slavery was abolished, played a crucial role in fueling the sectional crisis that led to the Civil War. The book details how Mexico's anti-slavery policies, which offered a safe haven for runaways, threatened slaveholders in the U.S., particularly in Texas, and contributed to events like the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War.