Harriet Tubman was the best known conductor of the Underground Railroad, a secret network of people who assisted escaping slaves reach freedom. It was dangerous and illegal work. This dramatic audio tour leads you along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway in Dorchester County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It takes you through landscapes that Tubman knew well as a slave and from where she fled as a young woman. Thousands of slaves escaped bondage in years leading up to the Civil War. What made Tubman different was her repeated returns as a fugitive to rescue friends and family. This moving audio guide will inspire you to visit the land of Tubman's birth and see it for yourself.