The Story of the Underground Railroad torrent

The Story of the Underground Railroad [Paperback]
Peter F. Copeland (Author)

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (May 15, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486411583
ISBN-13: 978-0486411583

Forty-four dramatically illustrated scenes tell the story of the secret network that took runaway slaves from southern states to the North and Canada between 1830 and 1860. Shocking views of slave pens, \"below decks\" aboard a slave ship, methods of punishing runaway slaves, refugees arriving at a \"safe house,\" and more. Fact-filled captions.