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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Main Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis (Author)
Other Authors: Mortimer, Lauren (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2013]
Series:What was--?
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
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650 0 |a Fugitive slaves  |z United States  |x History  |y 19th century  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Antislavery movements  |z United States  |x History  |y 19th century  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
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