| The Underground Railroad Contributor(s): Bial, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395979153 ISBN-13: 9780395979150 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of stations on the Railroad, along with images of the routes, lives, and hardships of both the passengers and conductors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 94019614 |
| Lexile Measure: 1240 |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.02" W x 10" (0.45 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Civil War |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 44834 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By ones, twos, and threes, in the years before the Civil War thousands of enslaved people slipped through the night on their way to freedom, riding the Underground Railroad. Hidden and hunted, the escape of southern slaves to the North remains a compelling event in American history. Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of stations on the Railroad, along with images of the routes, lives, and hardships of both the passengers and conductors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bial, Raymond: - Raymond Bial is an acclaimed photoessayist for children. Four of his books were chosen as Notable Books in the Field of Social Studies by the NCSS. He lives in Urbana, Illinois, with his wife and children. |