Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford

Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford
Sarah Hopkins Bradford (1818–1912) was an American writer and biographer, best known for her works documenting the life of Harriet Tubman. She authored two influential biographies of Tubman: "Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman" (1869) and "Harriet, the Moses of Her People" (1886), which played a crucial role in preserving Tubman's legacy. Bradford's work helped raise funds to support Tubman in her later years, as she used the proceeds from her books to aid Tubman's financial struggles. Her writings contributed to public awareness of Tubman's heroic efforts in the Underground Railroad and the Civil War.

Author's Books:


I. Little Agnes.    "And she, not seven years old,   A slighted child."—WORDSWORTH. "What is it Lewie wants? Does he want sister's pretty book?" "No!" roared the cross baby boy, pointing with his finger to the side-board. "Well, see here, Lewie! here is a pretty ball; shall we roll it? There! now roll it back to sister." "No-o-o!" still screamed... more...

PREFACE. The title I have given my black heroine, in this second edition of her story, viz.: THE MOSES OF HER PEOPLE, may seem a little ambitious, considering that this Moses was a woman, and that she succeeded in piloting only three or four hundred slaves from the land of bondage to the land of freedom. But I only give her here the name by which she was familiarly known, both at the North and the... more...