Bibliograph

The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth

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The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Underground Railroad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth

Series statement

History smashers, [bk. 7]

Summary

Before the Civil War, most people escaping enslavement found help from white Quakers, who signaled them with quilts and lanterns. Right? Wrong! Most freedom seekers who had help got it from other Black people. Secret codes and messages weren't as common as you might think. The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't a well-organized unit. It was a bunch of different people -- shopkeepers, free Black sailors, and, yes, some Quaker abolitionists -- doing what they could to help. It was dangerous work. Learn the whole truth about the Underground Railroad in the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history.--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

One: How slavery came to America -- Two: Ocean crossing -- Three: Resistance and revolts -- Four: Liberty for some -- Five: Freedom's fire -- Six: Heroes and helpers -- Seven: Stories of escape -- Eight: An unjust law -- Nine: Daring and defiance -- Ten: Slavery ends...but its legacy lives on -- A timeline of slavery and the underground railroad -- Author's notes -- Selected bibliography

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

History Smashers, the Underground Railroad

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