Bound for the Promised Land
Subtitle: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: December 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780345456274
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; Slavery & emancipation; c 1800 to c 1900; Blacks In The U.S.; U.S. Political History; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Cultural Heritage; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Historical - U.S.; People of Color; Biography & Autobiography / People of Color; Women; 1820?-1913; Biography; Fugitive slaves; Slaves; Tubman, Harriet,; Underground Railroad; United States
First sentence: WHEN HARRIET TUBMAN FLED HER DEAD MASTER'S FAMILY IN 1849, she was not the only slave from the Eastern Shore of Maryland racing for liberty.