The Resource The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth
The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth
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The item The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
- Summary
- "Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. Right? Wrong! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, ... author Kate Messner and coauthor and Brown Bookshelf contributor Gwendolyn Hooks deliver the whole truth about the Underground Railroad. Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 199 pages
- Note
- Includes an excerpt from History smashers: plagues and pandemics
- Contents
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- How slavery came to America
- Ocean crossing
- Resistance and revolts
- Liberty for some
- Freedom's fire
- Heroes and helpers
- Stories of escape
- An unjust law
- Daring and defiance
- Slavery ends, but its legacy lives on
- Isbn
- 9780593428948
- Label
- The Underground Railroad
- Title
- The Underground Railroad
- Statement of responsibility
- Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth
- Title variation
- History smashers
- Subject
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- Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- History
- trueUnderground Railroad
- African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. Right? Wrong! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, ... author Kate Messner and coauthor and Brown Bookshelf contributor Gwendolyn Hooks deliver the whole truth about the Underground Railroad. Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LPU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Messner, Kate
- Dewey number
- 973.7/115
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E450
- LC item number
- .M537 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1991-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Hooks, Gwendolyn
- Smyth, Damon
- Series statement
- History smashers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans
- Underground Railroad
- African Americans
- Underground Railroad
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth
- Note
- Includes an excerpt from History smashers: plagues and pandemics
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
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- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- How slavery came to America -- Ocean crossing -- Resistance and revolts -- Liberty for some -- Freedom's fire -- Heroes and helpers -- Stories of escape -- An unjust law -- Daring and defiance -- Slavery ends, but its legacy lives on
- Control code
- on1312762736
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 199 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593428948
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1312762736
- Label
- The Underground Railroad, Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth
- Note
- Includes an excerpt from History smashers: plagues and pandemics
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- How slavery came to America -- Ocean crossing -- Resistance and revolts -- Liberty for some -- Freedom's fire -- Heroes and helpers -- Stories of escape -- An unjust law -- Daring and defiance -- Slavery ends, but its legacy lives on
- Control code
- on1312762736
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 199 pages
- Isbn
- 9780593428948
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1312762736
Subject
- Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- History
- trueUnderground Railroad
- African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature
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