Hinges

A chapter book about the underground railroad in northwest Ohio in 1850. The story is written from the viewpoint of 11-year-old Ellen Winslow, a white girl who actually lived from 1839 to 1859 in Maumee, Ohio. Her father, Amasa Winslow, was a well-known blacksmith and abolitionist who hid slaves in his barn. He worked with David Harroun, a man who hid slaves 15 miles north of him, and others, including Lucian Lathrop. The entire operation was coordinated by three black barbers: William...
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A chapter book about the underground railroad in northwest Ohio in 1850. The story is written from the viewpoint of 11-year-old Ellen Winslow, a white girl who actually lived from 1839 to 1859 in Maumee, Ohio. Her father, Amasa Winslow, was a well-known blacksmith and abolitionist who hid slaves in his barn. He worked with David Harroun, a man who hid slaves 15 miles north of him, and others, including Lucian Lathrop. The entire operation was coordinated by three black barbers: William Merritt of Maumee, and an unnamed black barber across the river in Perrysburg, and a third barber in Findlay. They were also helped by the Ottawa tribe whose men sailed down from Canada and Michigan in their canoes, and others in the area.