The Underground Railroad
By: Dennis Brindell Fradin
Series: Great escapes
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608704767; 9781608706976
Subjects: Fugitive slaves; Abolitionists; Underground Railroad; Juvenile literature; Antislavery movements; History
Description: "Presents accounts of narrow escapes executed by oppressed individuals and groups while illuminating social issues and the historical background that led to the event known as the Underground Railroad"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : "Is thee a slave?"; title: Slavery : "The next thing to hell"; title: "There must be an Underground Railroad"; title: "I had crossed that line" : true UGRR stories; title: The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the UGRR; title: The end of slavery.