Question

What is the effect of the author's use of the phrase "in pursuit of four-footed game".... this is from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Answer 1

Explanation: four footed game is what you would hunt In the woods like deer, rabbits, foxes, etc. not dogs

Answer 2

I think it is talking about

comparing dogs( four-footed game) to hunting slaves(game)