See full review in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

"National Book Award winner Tiya Miles has delivered an innovative vision of Harriet Tubman’s life in her groundbreaking biography “Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People.” Pushing past the mythology of Tubman as the “hyperracial oddity” that previous biographers have portrayed, Miles takes painstaking care to present Tubman as a God-fearing freedom fighter in all her life stages. From an adolescent who survives a head injury to a woman who suffers greatly while toiling to free others from enslavement, Tubman was a mortal woman who relied on her faith and connection to nature to persevere..."

https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/national-book-award-winner-humanizes-harriet-tubman-in-night-flyer/DGYWKBPZMJECNAQITX627TNR54/

A great book about a very American theology - unshakeable faith in God's grace and protection, lived out by our American Moses, Harriet Tubman.

Harriet Tubman is a ubiquitous, legendary figure in American history. While most people know of Harriet Tubman, I think very few know much about her real life, myself included. In Night Flyer, Tiya Miles seeks to parse through the mythology of Tubman that has been built up for over a century, and provide readers with a truer understanding of Tubman's life and legacy. Miles tells Tubman's story through a theological lens, fitting since Tubman was deeply religious. While Miles is an accomplished academic, her prose never feels dry or unapproachable. On the contrary, Night Flyer is beautifully written and engaging.