Harriet tubman biography books

Although there have been scores of children’s books published on Harriet Tubman, there are few full scale biographies for adults.

The first book about Tubman was published in 1869 with the assistance of Tubman herself who was nearly destitute and hoped sales from the book would provide some much needed financial assistance for her and her family.

The next Tubman biography wasn’t published until 1942.

That book, titled Harriet Tubman: Negro Soldier and Abolitionist, was written by a journalist named Earl Conrad who had great difficulty finding a printer due to widespread racial bias at the time against African-American history.

The book quickly went out of print after publication and has remained out of print ever since.

Over 60 years passed until another Tubman biography was published, starting with Jean Humez book in 2003 and Larson and Clinton’s books in 2004.

Despite the lack of books to choose from, I’ve compiled a list of what are considered the best books about Harriet Tub