What was the underground railroad?
"No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
[2013]
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| Summary: | "No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780448467122 (pbk.) 0448467127 (pbk.) 0448467135 9780448467139 9781480626126 (Paw Prints) 1480626120 (Paw Prints) |
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