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What Was The Underground Railroad?

What Was... ? Series

by Yona Zeldis McDonough; Lauren Mortimer (Illustrator); James Bennett (Illustrator)

Synopsis

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 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!

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Book Information

Copyright year 2013
ISBN-13 9780448467122
ISBN-10 0448467127
Class Copyright
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Subject History;Juvenile Nonfiction
File Size 118 MB
Number of Pages 112
Length of Recording 1
Shelf No. KT541
Grade Range 3 - 7
Ages 8 - 12
Lexile 710L