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Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly
$12.00 Add to cartThe novel that changed the course of American history
Published in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel was a powerful indictment of slavery in America. Describing the many trials and eventual escape t- Series: Penguin American Library
- Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 25 1981
- ISBN10: 0140390030
- Language: English
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The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
$7.99 Read moreThe images stitched into Hannah’s quilt lead to secret signposts on the Underground Railroad as she and her father take flight from slavery on a perilous path to freedom.
Now that Hannah’s papa has de- Author: Stroud, Bettye
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 28 2007
- ISBN10: 0763635197
- Language: English
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Fort Mose: And the Story of the Man Who Built the First Free Black Settlement in Colonial America
$18.95 Read moreGlennette Tilley Turner presents thestory of Fort Mose in the only picture book for children about the first free Black community in America.
In 1724, Francisco Menendez escaped from a plantation in- Author: Turner, Glennette Tilley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0810940566
- Language: English
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Ann Fights for Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story
$27.99 Add to cartTwelve-year-old Ann understands there is only one thing to be grateful for as a slave: having her family together. But when the master falls into debt, he plans to sell both Ann and her younger brothe… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Smith, Nikki Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1496578538
- Language: English
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Fighting for Freedom Along the Underground Railroad: A History Seeking Adventure
$34.65 Read moreYOU are fighting for freedom from enslavement for yourself and others during the mid-1800s. Will you escape to freedom? And will you help others escape as part of the Underground Railroad’s network of… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Seeking History
- Author: Pryor, Shawn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669032531
- Language: English
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The Underground Railroad in Ohio
$23.99 Read moreOhio was at the heart of it all. During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fu… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Schulz, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153206
- Language: English
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Addy: A Heart Full of Hope
$7.99 Add to cartHaving Poppa home fills Addy’s heart with happiness, and moving to a boarding house brings a new special friend — one who encourages Addy to always stay hopeful for the future. Then Addy enjoys the v… [more below]
- Series: American Girl Historical Characters
- Author: Porter, Connie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 1683371615
- Language: English
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Wild, Beautiful, and Free
$28.99 Read moreFrom award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman’s bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn’t belong.
Born the
- Author: Scott, Sophfronia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 335
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1662507453
- Language: English
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
$14.99 Read moreUncle Tom’s Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the consciences and hearts of the American people by its moving portrayal of slave experience.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of- Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 648
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1529011868
- Language: English
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Freedom at the Falls
$7.99 Add to cartOver 1 million sold in series
When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, t… [more below]
- Series: Imagination Station Books #22
- Author: Hering, Marianne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1646070100
- Language: English
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The Bell Rang
$17.99 Add to cartRecipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation comm
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019- Author: Ransome, James E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1442421134
- Language: English
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Midnight Rescue: Volume 3
$11.99 Add to cartShe failed her friend and risked his safety. Will Libby’s mistake destroy their mission?
The Christina steams south while Caleb and Jordan finalize their plans. But someone overhears Libby talking abou
- Series: Freedom Seekers #03
- Author: Johnson, Lois Walfrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0802407188
- Language: English
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William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
$18.99 Read moreFrom award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate comes a remarkable picture book biography of William Still, known as Father of the Underground Railroad.
William Still’s parents escaped slavery but had- Author: Tate, Don
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1561459356
- Language: English
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Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
$19.99 Add to cartA young girl’s courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story.
When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger’s fearful eyes… [more below]
- Series: Unspoken
- Author: Cole, Henry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0545399971
- Language: English
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
$17.99 Add to cartA Newbery Honor Book
In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped h- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0763691569
- Language: English
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Fighting for Freedom Along the Underground Railroad: A History Seeking Adventure
$9.99 Read moreYOU are fighting for freedom from enslavement for yourself and others during the mid-1800s. Will you escape to freedom? And will you help others escape as part of the Underground Railroad’s network of… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Seeking History
- Author: Pryor, Shawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 166903271X
- Language: English
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Lay This Body Down: A Gideon Stoltz Mystery
$26.99 Read more“Richly textured historical fiction with the urgency of a mystery novel. Fergus knows certain things, deep in the bone: horses, hunting, the folkways of rural places, and he weaves this wisdom into a … [more below]
- Series: Gideon Stoltz Mystery
- Author: Fergus, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1956763449
- Language: English
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Clementine
$16.95 Add to cartMaria Isabella Boyd’s success as a Confederate spy has made her too famous for further espionage work, and now her employment options are slim. Exiled, widowed, and on the brink of poverty…she reluc… [more below]
- Series: Novel of the Clockwork Century
- Author: Priest, Cherie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: December 15 2011
- ISBN10: 1596064951
- Language: English
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All We Were Promised
$32.00 Read moreA housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an enslaved girl escape, in volatile pre-Civil War Philadelphia.
The rebel . . . the socialite . . . and- Author: Lattimore, Ashton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: April 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 0593861825
- Language: English
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Wench
$18.99 Add to cartWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0061706566
- Language: English
