His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad [Paperback]

Surpasses all previous slave narratives&Usually we need to invent our American heroes. With the publication of Parker's extraordinary memoir, we seem to have discovered the genuine article. Joseph J. Ellis, John P. Parker was an extraordinary man&He seems to have been that true American rarity, a person who spent much of his life facing racial battles yet saw the world through colorblind eyes&He lived a perpetual Perils of Paul and did so with unending zest&Now he can be given his due. Riveting&Astonishing and believable. A rip-roaring adventure yarn&History of the best kind. US