Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore

A fresh portrait of this iconic American--and the first to involve a Tubman family member since Harriet herself was interviewed in 1886.

For all Harriet Tubman's accomplishments and the myriad books written about her, many gaps, errors, and misconceptions of her legendary life persist. One such fallacy is that Sarah H. (Hopkins) Bradford is to blame for omitted information in Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People and that she ended her second book too soon. But according to the Tubman family, it was Harriet's physical disability, the result of a head injury she incurred as a child, that left her unable to complete the necessary lengthy interview process with Sarah and properly flesh out the work.

Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary sets out to rectify these omissions and many others. As recognition and 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.

Just who was this remarkable woman? We might know the outlines of her story, but the deep research of Jean Marie Wiesen and rich family memory of Rita Daniels combine to form a nuanced and vibrant portrait of a historic figure we all thought we knew. Uncovering Harriet's ancestral roots in Ghana and exploring her time on the underground railroad, as a military scout, suffragette, and more, Harriet Tubman is an inspiring and illuminating narrative about a key figure in our history.

Author: Jean Marie Wiesen,Rita Daniels
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 02/04/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781639368136


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2024
Booklist 01/01/2025 pg. 22

About the Author
Jean Marie Wiesen, a noted investigative author and mystery crime writer, is author of Case of the Missing Look Alikes and Case of the Mouse Trap Legend. She attended Art Center College of Design in Southern California, where she majored in Still Photography and minored in Creative Writing. The author continued polishing her writing craft under the tutelage of British author Robert Pollock.

Rita Daniels, the great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman, is the President and Founder of the Harriet Tubman Learning Center (HTLC) based in Powder Springs, Georgia. She earned her Master's Degree in Education and Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources (Cum Laude) at Trident University International. Rita's mission is to promote the education of underserved children, so no child suffers the humiliation of illiteracy, as Harriet did.

Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely champions the aspirations of women, youth, education, economic-social development, and community relations. She graduated from the Franciscan Handmaids of Mary College and has received numerous honors as a Community Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); an Education Policy Fellow with the International Education Leadership (IEL); a Fulbright Scholar in Tanzania and Nigeria; Master of Education Degrees from Harvard University, Teachers College, and Columbia University; and a Doctorate of Education Degree from Teachers College. She was appointed "The Community Mayor of Harlem" and sworn in by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Her duties as the Community Mayor of Harlem include supporting the needs of youth, family, and the community-at-large. In 2009, Blakely was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to Africa.