Escape from Slavery
Five Journeys to Freedom
On Sale: 12/15/1998
Escape from Slavery
Five Journeys to Freedom
On Sale: 12/15/1998
Format:
Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
About the Book
Freedom!
Eliza and her baby, running across the ice. Selena and Cornelia Jackson, masquerading as boys. Henry Box Brown, shipping himself north in a wooden crate. Jane Johnson, risking everything to testify against her former owner in court. Ellen Craft, posing as her husband's owner.
Escaping from slavery against overwhelming odds, these people were helped by courage, ingenuity, and the informal network known as the Underground Railroad. Here are their gripping stories, told by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Charles Lilly, and accompanied by information about slave laws of the era, key Underground Railroad leaders, and a bibliography.
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Product Details
- ISBN: 9780064461696
- ISBN 10: 0064461696
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 12/15/1998
- Pages: 128
- List Price:9.99 CAD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American