Bibliograph

Which way to freedom?, and other questions about... the Underground Railroad, by Mary Kay Carson

Type

Label

Which way to freedom?, and other questions about... the Underground Railroad, by Mary Kay Carson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 7 and up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Which way to freedom?

Oclc number

899000926

Responsibility statement

by Mary Kay Carson

Series statement

Good question!

Sub title

and other questions about... the Underground Railroad

Summary

This gripping book tells kids all about the perilous journey to escape slavery and finally become free: how long it could take, where the fugitives hid, who helped them, how "stationmasters" sent secret messages, and other fascinating details of the legendary Underground Railroad

Table Of Contents

Why was there slavery in the United States? -- Did enslaved people try to escape -- What was the Underground Railroad? -- Who worked on the Underground Railroad, and why? -- Who was the father of the Underground Railroad? -- What was a conductor? -- What were stations and who were stationmasters? -- Did stationmasters send secret messages? -- Which way to freedom? -- Were runaways safe in the North? -- What was travel like on the journey to freedom? -- Who was Henry "Box" Brown? -- Who was Harriet Tubman? -- Did Underground Railroad workers get in trouble? -- What was life like with freedom? -- What started the Civil War? -- When did the Underground Railroad stop running? -- Does slavery still exist? -- Underground Railroad Timeline

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Underground Railroad

Classification