Synopsis
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life (she died at the age of ninety-two) and long after the Civil War brought an end to slavery, this amazing woman was proof of what just one person can do.
About Yona Zeldis McDonough
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Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of many acclaimed childrens books, including The Dollhouse Magic. Born in Israel, Ms. McDonough grew up in the United States and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their two children.Kimberly Bulcken Root has illustrated more than fifteen books for young readers, including Holts reissue of Understood Betsy. She lives in Quarryville, Pennsylvania.
Published December 30, 2002
by Grosset & Dunlap.
111 pages
Genres:
Biographies & Memoirs, History, Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Political & Social Sciences, War.
Fiction