and other questions about the Underground Railroad
Waxman, Laura Hamilton
2011
Provides information about the Underground Railroad and how it was used by runaway slaves to escape bondage on plantations in the South and reach freedom in the North.
Chronicles the life of Harriet Tubman, describing the many different roles she played throughout her life, including thief, slave, trickster, abolitionist, and African-American leader.
Tells Harriet Tubman's life story, describing her early life as a slave, her escape, and her leadership of more than three hundred slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Contains a collection of poems by the author that imagines what Harriet Tubman went through and attempts to convey the danger and hope of the underground slave revolt.
Chronicles the life of Harriet Tubman based on the text of stories she told about her life, discussing her childhood in slavery, her religious beliefs, her escape to the North, her role in the Underground Railroad, and other related topics.
Chronicles the life of Harriet Tubman, discussing her childhood in slavery, her efforts to win her own freedom, her role in the formation of the Underground Railroad, the physical pain and emotional setbacks that plagued her, and other related topics.
An introduction to the life and work of Harriet Tubman, who helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad and continued helping freed slaves after the Civil War.
A biography of the African American woman who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.