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Presents a biography of Harriet Ross Tubman, whose experience as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and others through the Underground Railroad.

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Tells the story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina and became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes.

"The biography of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who navigated past Confederate forts in South Carolina and became one of the Civil War's greatest heroes. Includes text from Seven Miles to Freedom and additional sidebars"--Provided by publisher.

The Skaa, having slaved in misery for a thousand years under the corrupt, absolute power of the Lord Ruler, still manage to find hope, which rises once again when a criminal mastermind teams up with an unlikely heroine.

"A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad"--Provided by publisher.

Presents information about Harriet Tubman, from her childhood in slavery to brave escape to the North and her work to help others escape slavery.

Chronicles the life of Olaudah Equiano, who was born in Africa and enslaved at a young age and brought to America, and details his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man and work as an abolitionist. Includes black-and-white photographs, maps, sidebars, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

After being forced into slavery by the despotic ruler of his home planet, Ren discovers he is a mythical Star Host. With the help of another prisoner, a member of the revered Phoenix Corps regiment, Ren learns to control his emerging technopathic abilities in time to escape their captivity in order to warn others of the evil ruler's plan to conquer the peaceful Drift Alliance.

"[The author] narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom. Told in stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, and augmented with historical records and excerpts from Henry Brown's own writing"--Provided by publisher.