Hidden in plain view the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad

Main Author:	Tobin, Jacqueline, 1950-
Other Authors:	Dobard, Raymond G.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Anchor Books, 2000, c1999.
Edition:	1st Anchor Books ed.
Subjects:	Underground railroad. Fugitive slaves > United States > Communication > History > 19th century. African American quilts > Social aspects > History > 19th century. Ciphers > History > 19th century.

Item Description:	"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday in 1999"--T.p. verso. "New to the paperback edition is an afterword by Jacqueline Tobin and Raymond Dobard, revealing and explicating the second part of Ozella's Code, which instructed fugitives how to survive the journey to Canada, and freedom"--Cover.
Physical Description:	x, 220 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220
ISBN:	0385497679 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Jacqueline Tobin is the author of From Midnight to Dawn- The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad , Hidden in Plain View- A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad and The Tao of Women . She is also a teacher, collector, and writer of women's stories. She lives in Denver, Colorado. Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., is an art history professor at Howard University and a nationally known African-American quilter. He lives in Washington, D.C.