What was the underground railroad?

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Title:

What was the underground railroad?

Alternate title:

Underground railroad

Author:

McDonough, Yona Zeldis, author.

Mortimer, Lauren, illustrator.

Series:

Who was-- ?.

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!"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Physical Description:

108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Subject Term:

Underground railroad -- Juvenile literature.

Fugitive slaves -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

Antislavery movements -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Race relations -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Mortimer, Lauren,

Publisher: