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Author
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Virginia Hamilton's Edgar Award–winning novel, teenager Thomas Small and his family must uncover the haunting historical legacy of their Civil War–era house Shortly after moving into an old, spooky home, thirteen-year-old Thomas Small and his family start hearing strange noises. The house has a past, and when Thomas discovers a hidden passageway that may have been part of the Underground Railroad, the family realizes the house has a history...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Forced to leave England and struggling with illness in the wake of a family tragedy, Quaker Honor Bright is forced to rely on strangers in the harsh landscape of 1850 Ohio and is compelled to join the Underground Railroad network to help runaway slaves escape to freedom.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
Español
Description
En este libro biográfico, los lectores jóvenes conocerán la valiente vida de Harriet Tubman. Los lectores descubrirán cómo Tubman escapó valientemente de su vida como esclava para cruzar la lÃnea Mason-Dixon hacia la libertad y cómo ayudó a cientos de otros esclavos a alcanzar la libertad a través del Ferrocarril Subterráneo con la ayuda de abolicionistas. Las imágenes vÃvidas, los hechos asombrosos y el texto de apoyo funcionan en conjunto...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The Kitchen House continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad ... This ... stand-alone novel opens in 1830, and Jamie, who fled from the Virginian plantation he once called home, is passing in Philadelphia society as a wealthy white silversmith. After many years of striving, Jamie has achieved acclaim and security, only...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Presents the legendary story of Peg Leg Joe who would travel around in the south before the Civil War and teach slaves the "Drinking Gourd" song, which was a map to freedom in the north.
Author
Series
Civil War heroines volume 1
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bestselling author Mary Ellis presents The Quaker and the Rebel, Book 1 of her brand-new Civil War historical romance series, which tells the stories of brave women in times of testing and the men who love them. Emily Harrison's life has been turned upside down. At the beginning of the Civil War, she bravely attempted to continue her parents' work as conductors in the Underground Railroad until their Ohio farm was sold in foreclosure. Now alone,...
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the journey to freedom taken by countless slaves, showing how they were guided, protected and pursued along the way. The extraordinary story is told through historical documents, visits to important sites, interviews with the descendants of noted abolitionists and commentary from experts.
Author
Series
Saddler's legacy volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Westerville, Ohio, 1855, Kate Winter's dreams are almost within reach. As the first woman to graduate from Otterbein College, she'll be guaranteed her deepest wish: escape from the dark secret haunting her family. But with her mother determined to marry her off to a wealthy man, Kate must face reality. She has to run. Now. And she has the perfect plan. Join the upcoming musical performance--and use it to mask her flight. Ben Hanby, Otterbein College's...
12) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to Harriet Tubman and how she became a shero to free as many slaves as possible through the Underground Railroad.
13) Harriet Tubman
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (25 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Inspirational and engaging, this biography of Harriet Tubman will have readers enthralled as they learn about slavery, the Underground Railroad, and Tubman's incredible accomplishments in helping free slaves. Featuring plenty of intriguing facts, vivid images and illustrations, and supportive text, this book also teaches readers about abolitionists and the Fugitive Slave Act. For further support in understanding the vocabulary and content, a glossary...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Across fields, over fences, and through dark forests ... Two cartoon flies accompany readers as they follow Harriet Tubman's daring escape from slavery, providing equal measure of facts and fun while telling the story of this heroic moment in American history.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
480L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
In this biographical book, young readers will learn about the brave life of Harriet Tubman. Readers will discover how Tubman bravely escaped from her life as a slave to cross the Mason-Dixon line into freedom and how she helped hundreds of other slaves into freedom through the Underground Railroad with the help of abolitionists. The vivid images, stunning facts, and supportive text work in conjunction with the helpful glossary, index, and timeline...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
This book relays the factual details of the Underground Railroad and slavery in the United States. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the events, and readers learn details from the point of view of a slave, a slave owner, and a conductor on the railroad. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in a text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Provides a simple biography of African American Harriet Tubman describing her childhood, escape from slavery, and achievements.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
102 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Corey Birdsong, a former slave, becomes a conductor on the Underground Railroad by helping to bring a mother and daughter, runaway slaves, to his family's Amherstburg, Ontario, farm in 1859.