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What Was the Underground Railroad?
[Paperback - 2013]
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Category: Children
Sub-category: Children History
Additional Category: People & Places
Publisher: Penguin Workshop | ISBN: 9780448467122 | Pages: 112
Shipping Weight: .128 | Dimensions: 5.31 x .28 x 7.63 inches

No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!

I live in Park Slope, Brooklyn and many of my novels take place here. But my new novel takes place in New Hampshire, and I have woven into it a historical component: the tragic story of Ruth Blay, who in 1768 was the last woman hanged in the state. When I read about Ruth, I was fascinated and horrified in equal measure, and I knew I had to write about her.I was educated at Vassar College and Columbia University, where I studied art history. But I started writing fiction in my 20's and never looked back. I am the author of seven novels, 27 books for children and am the editor of two essay collections. I'm also the fiction editor ofLilith Magazine. Please visit my website,http://www.yonazeldismcdonough.comor find me on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/yzmcdonough;I love to connect with readers everywhere.

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