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Uses a travel guide format to explore the history of the American South during the 1850s, discussing the geography and climate of the region, looking at transportation options, and including information on plantations, southern culture, and major cities.

As the Battle of Yorktown and the end of the Revolutionary War near, fourteen-year-old Nate Chandler and his dog, Rex, join James Armistead Lafayette, a slave, in becoming spies for the Continental Army.

Describes the history of slavery in the Americas from the early colonial times to the end of the Civil War and Emancipation.

Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.

A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

Twelve-year-old Galen describes his life as a slave in Rome under the Emperor Augustus. Features hand-printed text, drawings, and marginal notes.

A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground railroad.

Presents a social and cultural history of the American slave experience with emphasis on day to day life rather than the larger political context.

A biography of the eighteenth-century female slave whose court case helped to set precedents that would bar slavery in Massachusetts.