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Cezanne Pinto

a memoir
1994
In his old age Cezanne Pinto recalls his youth as a slave on a Virginia plantation and his escape to a new life in the North.

Harriet Tubman

1990
Details Harriet Tubman's life, experiences, and efforts to aid slaves in escaping to the North, as well as her assistance to the Union cause during the Civil War.

Harriet Tubman

2002
A brief introduction to the life of Harriet Tubman, who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Runaway to freedom

a story of the Underground Railway
1978
Two young slave girls escape from a plantation in Mississippi and wind a hazardous route toward freedom in Canada via the Underground Railroad.

A desperate road to freedom

the Underground Railroad diary of Julia May Jackson
2009
Presents the fictional journal of Julia May Jackson, beginning in Virginia in 1863 when she and her family decided to flee slavery for freedom in the North, and telling of her life in Canada.

The mystery on the underground railroad

2007
While learning about the Underground Railroad, four young people get the chance to solve a mystery as well.

The Spirit and Gilly Bucket

2002
In 1859, when Gilly's father goes to search for gold in the Rocky Mountains, the eleven-year-old is sent to stay with her aunt and uncle in Virginia, where she befriends one of her uncle's slave girls, finds out about the Underground Railroad, and discovers that people are not always exactly as they seem.

Harriet Tubman

they called me Moses
1988
A picture story of Harriet Tubman's life as a slave, free woman, famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, and benefactorto the needy.

Harriet Tubman

the Moses of her people
1993
The life of Harriet Tubman and her work with the underground railroad are recounted after she escaped from slavery in the plantation South.

Harriet Tubman

the Moses of her people
2001
Presents a biography of the life of Harriet Tubman, and describes her work with the Underground Railroad after she escaped from slavery in the plantation South.

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