Freedom train : the story of Harriet Tubman / by Dorothy Sterling ; illustrated by Ernest Crichlow.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc., c1954Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 191 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780590436281
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 326.92
LOC classification:
  • E 444 .T899 1954
Online resources:
Contents:
Little girl, little girl! -- Peck of trouble -- School days -- The train whistle blows -- Not worth a sixpence -- Bound for the promised land -- Following the star -- Riding on the railroad -- In a strange land --"Why not every man?" -- Ship of Zion -- The old folks -- The lion's paw -- Moses -- "The most of a man" -- Department of the south -- "Our time is coming" -- Mr. Lincoln's army -- Victory -- The years of peace -- A matter of fact.
Summary: "Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible - certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey." -- OnlineSummary: "Freedom Train recounts the story of Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of slaves through a system called the Underground Railroad, a complex organization of private homes reaching from the South all the way to Canada. Contemporary readers may not be aware of how dangerous Harriet Tubman's work was, and just how much she risked for others. This is a story of an inspiring American hero written in an inspired style." -- Online
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks E 444 .T899 1954 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML21050011

This text contains black and white illustrations of artistic interpretations from the life of Harriet Tubman.

This item houses letters written by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and contemporary abolitionists.

This resource holds a transcription of a memorial tablet for Harriet Tubman erected in the Cayuga County Courthouse, New York.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191).

Little girl, little girl! -- Peck of trouble -- School days -- The train whistle blows -- Not worth a sixpence -- Bound for the promised land -- Following the star -- Riding on the railroad -- In a strange land --"Why not every man?" -- Ship of Zion -- The old folks -- The lion's paw -- Moses -- "The most of a man" -- Department of the south -- "Our time is coming" -- Mr. Lincoln's army -- Victory -- The years of peace -- A matter of fact.

"Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible - certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey." -- Online

"Freedom Train recounts the story of Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of slaves through a system called the Underground Railroad, a complex organization of private homes reaching from the South all the way to Canada. Contemporary readers may not be aware of how dangerous Harriet Tubman's work was, and just how much she risked for others. This is a story of an inspiring American hero written in an inspired style." -- Online

This book is geared towards fifth and sixth grade readers.

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