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Imagine escaping from the terrors of plantation slavery, only to
live for years in a swamp full of biting insects and deadly snakes.
Picture yourself making a dangerous journey to freedom, guided by
nothing but courage and the North Star. Think of beginning a new
life in a new country, only to fall prey to bounty hunters. The
stories of the people who made up the Underground Railroad, that
amazing network of quiet farm houses, peaceful country lanes, and
busy city streets that reached from the slave-owning areas of the
southern United States to the free states of the north and on to
Canada, are among the most moving in our history. Meet some of the
men and women who planned daring and ingenious ways to escape
slavery, such as the resourceful Henry Box Brown, who mailed
himself to Philadelphia_s Anti-Slavery Society in a box, and the
strong-willed Harriet Tubman, who fled with nothing more than a
scrap of bread and the clothes on her back, and then returned to
the south year after year to help others find their way to freedom.
North Star to Freedom draws on the stories of the Underground
Railroad_s courageous passengers, whose extraordinary spirit broke
their own chains, and the brave conductors, who risked their lives
to help others simply because they believed that every person had
the right to live free. More than just a book about the worst
injustices of slavery, North Star to Freedom is ultimately about
resourcefulness, compassion, and hope. Period posters, photographs,
and paintings help to make North Star to Freedom a living history
for readers of all ages.
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