| Underground Railroad Contributor(s): Gara, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0912627646 ISBN-13: 9780912627649 Publisher: National Park Service Division of Publication OUR PRICE: $11.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 Annotation: The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad, published by the National Park Service and bestseller for United States Government Printing Office, is a colorful Park Service handbook that provides details of the many ways that blacks took to escape slavery in the Southern United States before the Civil War. The Underground Railroad provided an opportunity for sympathetic white Americans to play a role in resisting slavery, and brought together, men and women of both races to begin to set aside assumptions about the other race and to work together on issues of mutual concern. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 97052753 |
| Series: Underground Railroad |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 5.92" W x 8.4" (0.36 lbs) 88 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Underground RailroadThe Underground Railroad, published by the National Park Service and bestseller for United States Government Printing Office, is a colorful Park Service handbook that provides details of the many ways that blacks took to escape slavery in the Southern United States before the Civil War. The Underground Railroad provided an opportunity for sympathetic white Americans to play a role in resisting slavery, and brought together, men and women of both races to begin to set aside assumptions about the other race and to work together on issues of mutual concern. Other related products: Discovering the Underground Railroad: Junior Ranger Activity Book can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01296-6 Underground Railroad: Official Map and Guide (Folder) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01170-6 Abraham Lincoln\'s Journey to Greatness avaialble here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01284-2 The Civil War in America (Package of 25) The Civil War in America (Package of 25) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/030-000-00300-4 American Civil War product collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/wars-conflicts/ame" |