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Fleeing to freedom on the Underground Railroad : the courageous slaves, agents, and conductors /
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| Author |
Landau, Elaine.
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| Call Number |
j973.7115 LAN |
| Publisher |
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, |
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Subject
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Underground railroad.
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Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Slavery.
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Slaves.
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Juvenile literature.
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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005020358.html |
| Title Statement |
Fleeing to freedom on the Underground Railroad : the courageous slaves, agents, and conductors / Elaine Landau. |
| Description |
88 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Contents |
Slavery : a Southern institution -- The Abolitionist movement -- Escape! -- On freedom's path -- Risky business -- Heroes of the Underground Railroad : Levi Coffin and Harriet Tubman -- Epilogue -- Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 -- Emancipation Proclamation. |
| Summary |
The story of the escape route used by fugitive slaves. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-83) and index. |
| ISBN |
0822534908 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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9780822534907 |
| LCCN |
2005020358 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1074520 |
