Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad / David A. Adler.

Author/creator Adler, David A.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Holiday House, ©2013.
Description140 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Minty -- Hair saved her life -- Talking to the Lord -- A glory over everything -- The Underground Railroad -- The fugitive slave law -- "Shout, you are free!" -- John Brown -- A miraculous rescue -- Secession -- Spy, guide, laundress and nurse -- Horrors of war -- Ghosts, cows, and buried treasure -- Difficult last years.
Abstract A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.135-136) and index.
LCCN 2012006582
ISBN9780823423651 (hardcover)
ISBN0823423654 (hardcover)

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