Harriet Tubman : Duke University Press : 9780822340737 : 0822340739 : 12 Dec 2007 : Harriet Tubman is one of America&;s most beloved historical figures, revered alongside luminaries including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History tells the fascinating story of Tubman&;s life as an American icon. The distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett compares the larger-than-life symbolic Tubman with the actual &;historical&; Tubman. He does so not to diminish Tubman&;s achievements but rather to explore the interplay of history and myth in our national consciousness. Analyzing how the Tubman icon has changed over time, Sernett shows that the various constructions of the &;Black Moses&; reveal as much about their creators as they do about Tubman herself. Three biographies of Harriet Tubman were published within months of each other in 2003&;04; they were the first book-length studies of the &;Queen of the Underground Railroad&; to appear in almost six