What Was the Underground Railroad? |
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| Author:
| McDonough, Yona Zeldis
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| Read by:
| Hurst, Deanna |
| Series title: | What Was? Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-451-48436-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Books on Tape, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Listening Library |
| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this audiobook chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. In this thrillingly narrated history, the Underground Railroad comes alive!
No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this audiobook chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. In this thrillingly narrated history, the Underground Railroad comes alive!