It Happened on the Underground Railroad
Download or Read eBook It Happened on the Underground Railroad PDF written by Tricia Martineau Wagner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Tricia Martineau Wagner |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2015-09-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781493015870 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1493015877 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis It Happened on the Underground Railroad by : Tricia Martineau Wagner
Book excerpt: From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of the famous “road” to freedom. Read about Peter Still, a former slave who came to the Philadelphia Antislavery Society in search of his family, only to discover that the man sitting in front of him was his brother. Meet the individuals who may have inspired characters in the novels Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Beloved. Andexperience the heart-pounding fear of a man who mailed himself north.
