Harriet tubman in baltimore and beyond visit baltimore. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad reading az. See more ideas about harriet tubman, underground railroad, black history. From her rebellious childhood to her daring escape from slavery, harriet tubman was a confident, fearless woman. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. From the awardwinning novelist and biographer beverly lowry comes an astonishing reimagining of the remarkable life of harriet tubman, the moses of her people. She became the most famous of all conductors of the underground railroad, which was a system of safe houses that slaves used to travel to freedom in the north. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad paperback.
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Harriet tubman by ann petry, october 1983, pocket books edition, mass market paperback. After escaping from slavery when she was a young woman, harriet tubman. This awardwinning introduction to the late abolitionist is an ala notable book and a new york times outstanding book. She couldve stayed in pennsylvania, never returning to maryland after her escape, but instead she regularly risked her life in order to help other slaves reach freedom. Harriet tubman was an africanamerican woman who daringly escaped slavery and helped hundreds of other slaves escape to freedom. Harriet tubman dover books on americana by sarah bradford. To her, freedom felt empty unless she could share it with people she loved so she resolved to go back and rescue friends and family. Powerfully moving book about harriet tubman and the underground railroad. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Conductor on the underground railroad is an accessible portrait of the woman who guided more than 300 slaves to freedom.
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An accessible portrait of the woman who guided more than 300 slaves to freedom as a conductor on the underground railroad. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad hardcover november 1, 2012. The underground railroad was formed in the early 19th century and reached its height between 1850 and 1860. While there might be value in reading this book to get a feel for tubmans life, it should be considered historical fiction. Conductor on the underground railroad was an ala notable book and a new york times outstanding book, and includes an index.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. It is believed that around 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1860. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad graphic history. Harriet tubman l2 find out about the life of harriet tubman and how her brave actions working to conduct the underground railroad helped the union army in the civil war lead more than 700 slaves to freedom. Born into slavery, tubman escaped and subsequently made some missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the. Harriet tubman is the most widely recognized symbol of the. The underground railroad is at once the story of one womans ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shatteringly powerful meditation on history. Harriet tubman was the first woman to act as a conductor on the underground railroad. After escaping from slavery when she was a young woman, harriet tubman devoted herself to helping others do the same. Conductor on the underground railroad paperback 1995 author ann petry paperback january 1, 1995 4.
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