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The Underground Railroad / Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smith.
Before the Civil War, most people escaping enslavement found help from white Quakers who signaled them with quilts and lanterns. Right? Wrong! Most freedom seekers who had help got it from other Black people. Secret codes and messages weren't as common as you might think. The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't a well-organized unit. It was a bunch of different people - shopkeepers, free Black sailors, and, yes, some Quaker abolitionists - doing what they could to help. It was dangerous work. Learn the whole truth about the Underground Railroad in the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593428931
- ISBN: 0593428935
- ISBN: 9780593428948
- ISBN: 0593428943
- Physical Description: 199 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How slavery came to America -- Ocean crossing -- Resistance and revolts -- Liberty for some -- Freedom's fire -- Heroes and helpers -- Stories of escape -- An unjust law -- Daring and defiance -- Slavery ends ... but its legacy lives on -- A timeline of slavery and the Underground Railroad. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12 Random House Children's Books. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
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| Genre: | Informational works. Illustrated works. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Easton Area Public Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Main Library | JUV 973.71 M (Text) | 31901004726024 | Juv Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Palmer Branch | JUV 973.71 M (Text) | 31901004604411 | Juv Nonfiction | Available | - |
