Life on the Underground Railroad

Title
Life on the Underground Railroad

Personal Author EPSB
Sally Senzell. Isaacs

Summary
Tells about the people who ran away from slavery in the southern United States from 1830 to 1860. Also tells about the people who helped slaves escape to freedom via the "Underground Railroad."

Other Title
Underground railroad

Year Published
2002

Series
Picture the past

Physical Description
32 p. : illus., map ; 27 cm.

Contents
Contents: Underground Railroad -- Slaves -- The plantation -- The escape -- Secret Messages -- Into the night -- Helpers -- A child's view -- Hiding places -- Food -- Catching slaves -- On the move -- Clothes for hiding -- Freedom.

Note (Local)
Paperback

Program Information
Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada Gr. 5+
 
Accelerated Reader 4.8 0.5 Quiz

Subject
Underground railroad.
 
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
 
Social Studies - 5.2.8.

Summary
Tells about the people who ran away from slavery in the southern United States from 1830 to 1860. Also tells about the people who helped slaves escape to freedom via the "Underground Railroad."

ISBN
9781588104182

Publisher
Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2002.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian West973.7 ISABook38515000210172Non-Fiction