North star to freedom :
the story of the Underground Railroad /
Gena K. Gorrell ; foreword by Rosemary Brown.

Description

Main Author

Gorrell, Gena K. (Gena Kinton), 1946-

Language(s)

English

Published

New York : Delacorte Press, 1997.

Edition

1st American ed.

Subjects

Slavery.
Fugitive slaves.
Underground railroad.
Abolitionists > Abolitionists / Canada > Abolitionists / Canada / Biography > Abolitionists / Canada / Biography / Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists > Abolitionists / United States > Abolitionists / United States / Biography > Abolitionists / United States / Biography / Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves > Fugitive slaves / Canada > Fugitive slaves / Canada / Biography > Fugitive slaves / Canada / Biography / Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves > Fugitive slaves / United States > Fugitive slaves / United States / Biography > Fugitive slaves / United States / Biography / Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad > Underground Railroad / Juvenile literature.

Summary

Details the history of the Underground Railroad from the roots of slavery through the post-Emancipation era by focusing on the lives of the participants.

Physical Description

xv, 168 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

ISBN

0385323190

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