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Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
102 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the slave Dred Scott was denied freedom for himself and his family, raised the ire of abolitionists and set the scene for the impending conflict between the northern and southern states. While most people have heard of the Dred Scott Decision, few know anything about the case's namesake. In this meticulously researched and carefully crafted biography of Dred Scott, his wife,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Harriet Tubman is well known for her work as an abolitionist and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Her life was one of both extraordinary suffering and extraordinary courage. This absorbing volume traces her life from her childhood years in slavery, through her own escape and subsequent work on the Underground Railroad, to her final years. Powerful images and age-appropriate text address important social studies material. Sidebars, photo captions,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
xvii, 286 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--
"Did you know that many of America's Founding Fathers--who fought for liberty and justice for all--were slave owners? Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played...
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
For the first twenty-eight years of her life. Harriet Tubman lived as a slave on a southern plantation. Finally, with the help of a Quaker woman, she was able to escape to Philadelphia by way of the Underground Railroad. After her escape, Harriet began her quest to help free other slaves. Over a ten-year period she led more than three hundred people through the Underground Railroad. In Go Free or Die, young readers will learn about this courageous...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustration ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
1060L
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of the civil rights heroine and suffrage activist describes how she repeatedly risked her life to save dozens of slaves and became an equal rights icon in post-Civil War.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Readers discover that Harriet Tubman--well known to them as an ex-slave who led hundreds of her people to freedom along the Underground Railroad--was also a spy for the Union Army. They will learn about her connection to famed abolitionist John Brown and how she led a daring night raid up South Carolina's Combahee River, dodging torpedoes, destroying a supply depot, torching homes, and freeing more than 750 plantation slaves. Also, see how secret...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Young readers edition, first Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
1090L
Physical Desc
xviii, 252 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons' when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation's Founding Fathers. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington's "favored" dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduction to the life of Harriet Tubman, who spoke out against slavery in the United States and saved hundreds of African Americans by leading them north on the Underground Railroad.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 x 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad" --
14) Mary Lincoln's dressmaker: Elizabeth Keckley's remarkable rise from slave to White House confidante
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
viii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
15) Harriet Tubman
Author
Pub. Date
1991
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the energetic abolitionist, including her origins as a slave in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union during the Civil War, and her role in establishing an old-age home for Afro-Americans.
19) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
See how Harriet Tubman impacted humanity, shaped the world, and changed the course of history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1010L
Physical Desc
170 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography about abolitionist Harriet Tubman--from childhood on a plantation to her work as a nurse and key role in the Underground Railroad."