Voices from the Underground Railroad

The Resource Voices from the Underground Railroad
Label
Voices from the Underground Railroad
Statement of responsibility
by Kay Winters ; illustrated by Larry Day
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Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "From the creators of Voices from the Oregon Trail and Colonial Voices, an unflinching story of two young runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, told in their voices and those who helped and hindered them It's the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break for freedom. The pair travel north from Maryland to New Bedford, Massachusetts along the Underground Railroad. Each spread tells about a step of their journey through a poem in the first person perspective. The main and repeating voices are Jeb and Mattie, but we also hear from the station masters and conductors, those who offer them haven, as well as those who want to capture them. Like its predecessors in the Voices series, this richly researched and beautifully illustrated picture book brings a difficult chapter of American history to life for young readers"--
  • "Siblings Mattie and Jeb escape slavery via the Underground Railroad, meeting helpful conductors and dodging slave catchers as they travel from Maryland to Massachusetts"--
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  • Provided by publisher
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Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
973.7/115
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Age 7-9
LC call number
E450
LC item number
.W76 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
juvenile

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Context of Voices from the Underground Railroad

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