The Underground Railroad
(2008)
By:
Fradin, Dennis B
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/973.711/FRADIN,D
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2008
DESCRIPTION
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780761430148, 0761430148
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Slavery in the thirteen colonies -- To be a slave -- "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" -- Rise of the underground railroad -- Underground railroad in action -- South strikes back
"Covers the development of the Underground Railroad as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future"--Provided by publisher