The underground railroad
By: Raymond Bial.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; HMH Books for Young Readers; Sandpiper
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780395699379; 9780395979150
Subjects: Underground railroad -- Juvenile literature; Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
Description: By ones, twos, and threes, in the years before the Civil War thousands of enslaved people slipped through the night on their way to freedom, riding the Underground Railroad. Hidden and hunted, the escape of southern slaves to the North remains a compelling event in American history. Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of "stations" on the Railroad, along with images of the routes, lives, and hardships of both the "passengers" and "conductors."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47).