Escape to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Adventures of Callie and William

Brooks-Simon, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0792265513 / ISBN 13: 9780792265511

Edité par National Geographic Kids, 2004

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0792265513I4N00

Synopsis :

The year is 1858, and a 14-year old house servant named Callie and another young slave named William attempt a daring escape on the Underground Railroad. Traveling by night, these brave teens come across things they cannot believe, such as an African-American newspaper published by escaped slave Frederick Douglass, all the while amazingly avoiding capture.Barbara Brooks weaves fact-based oral histories of the fictional characters Callie and William with rich period photographs, maps, and/or illustrations on every page, that place the adventures squarely within the era.

Présentation de l'éditeur: The year is 1858, and a 14-year old house servant named Callie and another young slave named William attempt a daring escape on the Underground Railroad. Traveling by night, these brave teens come across things they cannot believe, such as an African-American newspaper published by escaped slave Frederick Douglass, all the while amazingly avoiding capture.

Barbara Brooks weaves fact-based oral histories of the fictional characters  Callie and William with rich period photographs, maps, and/or illustrations on every page, that place the adventures squarely within the era.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Escape to Freedom: The Underground Railroad ...
Éditeur : National Geographic Kids
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket