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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The John Hossack House is a historic house in Ottawa, Illinois, USA. It was built in 1854-55 and was a station on the Underground Railroad. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The John Hossack House was built in 1854-55 by John Hossack, a Scottish born Ottawan. Hossack had worked on the Illinois-Michigan Canal in Chicago before arriving in Ottawa. Hossack was an abolitionist who hid as many as 13 fugitive slaves in his house as a stop on the Underground Railroad. In a famous 1860 case involving fugitive slave Jim Gray, Hossack and other Ottawans were convicted in Federal Court in Chicago of violating the Fugitive Slave law. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emory ChristerPublisher: Junct Imprint: Junct Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.191kg ISBN: 9786138179948ISBN 10: 6138179943 Pages: 124 Publication Date: 03 November 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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