Harriet Tubman
By: M.W. Taylor ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins.
Contributors: Huggins, Nathan Irvin, 1927-
Series: Black Americans of achievement
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913 -- Juvenile literature; Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913; Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Underground railroad -- Juvenile literature; Antislavery movements -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Slaves; Underground railroad; African Americans -- Biography; Women -- Biography
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Describes the life of the energetic abolitionist, including her origins as a slave in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union during the Civil War, and her role in establishing an old-age home for Afro-Americans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.