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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     McDonough, Yona Zeldis.     Subjects     Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature.     Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      McDonough, Yona Zeldis.       by title:      What was the Undergr...       by call number:      973.7115 M136w     Search the Web     McDonough, Yona Zeldis.     Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature.     Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

What was the Underground Railroad? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Lauren Mortimer. by McDonough, Yona Zeldis. Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2013. Call #: 973.7115 M136w Subjects Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature.   Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.   Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.   Blacks -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. Series What was--?   What was? (Who HQ) ISBN:  9780448467139 (hbk.) 0448467135 (hbk.) 9780448467122 (pbk.) 0448467127 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Underground Railroad? Description:  108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Notes:  "WHOHQ"--Spine. "Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Contents:  What was the Underground Railroad? -- The slave trade -- Life on a plantation -- Abolition -- A path to freedom -- The great conductor -- Special delivery -- The sugar barrel -- The strength of love -- Changed. Summary:  No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive! Audience:  Ages 8-12. Other authors:  Mortimer, Lauren. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 973.7115 M136w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Bedford Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 973.7115 M136w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 973.7115 M136w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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