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Wagner, Tricia Martineau

 
9781493015740: It Happened on the Underground Railroad: Remarkable Events that Shaped History
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1493015745 ISBN 13 : 9781493015740
Editeur : Globe Pequot Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

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. Learn about the bakery where Frederick Douglass was first helped to freedom. Andexperience the heart-pounding fear of a man who mailed himself north.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tricia Martineau Wagner is a presenter, independent research historian, and the author of It Happened on the Oregon Trail, Black Cowboys of the Old West, and African American Women of the Old West (all Globe Pequot Press). She lives in Denver, North Carolina.

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Éditeur
Globe Pequot Publishing
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1493015745
ISBN 13 
9781493015740
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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