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Author
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
By ones, twos, and threes, in the years before the Civil War thousands of enslaved people slipped through the night on their way to freedom, riding the Underground Railroad. Hidden and hunted, the escape of southern slaves to the North remains a compelling event in American history. Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of "stations" on the Railroad, along with images of the routes, lives,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"What do you know about the Underground Railroad? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? Scholastic's If You Lived... series answers all of kids' most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is the perfect partner for the classroom and for history-loving...
14) Harriet Tubman
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of Harriet Tubman, highlighting her brave actions on the Underground Railroad that helped lead more than seven hundred slaves to freedom.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"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 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
JEF - Black Voices (Children)
JEF - Women's History (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
JEF - Women's History (Children)
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
-"Harriet Tubman's feats as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her biblical nickname-Moses. She led a significant number of enslaved people to freedom and, remarkably, never lost a 'passenger.' Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War is less known but further evidence of her truly extraordinary character. This . . . volume uses Tubman's own remembrances as well as other primary sources to provide...
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