A comprehensive overview of Tubman's life and work, co-authored by one of her descendants, Rita Daniels. For all Harriet Tubman's accomplishments and the myriad books written about her, many gaps, errors, and misconceptions of her legendary life persist. As recognitionand tributes to Tubman's remarkable contributions to American history and civil liberty continues to grow, the time is right for a new biography with the involvement of her family, who have been the caretakers and stewards of her legacy for generations.--

Foreword by Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely -- Preface by Rita Daniels -- Heritage -- Castles of torment -- From one Hell to another -- Modesty survives the Atlantic Ocean -- John Green -- Slave clothing -- Devil in the neighborhood: Patty Cannon -- Minty's early life -- Mind's eye -- Slave Bible -- Fugitive Slave Act -- Songs of code -- Shoes are made for walking -- Base of operations -- Parents in the Promised Land -- Auburn, New York, and the Sewards -- John Brown -- Post-John Brown -- Pre-Civil War and Lincoln -- Civil War scout -- Combahee River Raid -- Finally, a furlough -- Surrender and the first Juneteenth -- A new chapter begins -- Suffragette era -- Nelson Davis, marriage and afterward -- Onward with the Dream -- Second biography released -- Widow years -- Conventions -- Queen Victoria -- Harriet undergoes brain surgery -- Return to Boston -- AME Zion Church -- Auburn resident -- The passing of an American icon -- Harriet Tubman's funeral -- World War II Naval ship naming -- Harriet Tubman Tugboat naming -- USNS Harriet Tubman-Second Naval ship naming -- Harriet Tubman CIA statue -- Commemorative coins -- Elders honored in Ghana -- Final thoughts -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Timeline -- Appendix B: Who's who -- Appendix C: Family tree -- Index