underground railroad

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.

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

A family of fugitive slaves becomes separated while traveling from a plantation in Missouri to a life of freedom in Canada via the underground railroad.

Narrative paintings and rhyming text tell the story of Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped slavery then risked her freedom to lead others along the Underground Railroad.

"Read about how slaves from the South tried to escape to freedom by use of what became known as The Underground Railroad"-- Provided by the publisher.

Describes abolitionist Harriet Tubman's years as a slave, her escape, and her work as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, through which she helped more than three hundred other slaves gain their freedom, and also discusses her experiences during the Civil War, her efforts in the women's rights movement, and the creation of the Harriet Tubman Home.

Charlotte Brown, a slave who is a maid at Mammoth Cave Hotel in 1839, is drawn to the adventurous spirit of eighteen-year-old tour guide Stephen Bishop, a slave whose knowledge of the Kentucky cave system has given him a measure of freedom, and she hopes her trust in him is not misplaced when she learns that runaway slaves are arriving at the hotel in need of help.

Presents the journal of a sixteen-year-old girl whose family operates a stop on the Underground Railroad.

An account of the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves to escape from the Southern States to Canada before the Civil War.

Examines the life and achievements of Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped slavery and then risked her freedom to help others along the Underground Railroad.