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Title North star to freedom : the story of the Underground Railroad / Gena K. Gorrell ; foreword by Rosemary Brown.
Author Gorrell, Gena K. (Gena Kinton), 1946-
Publication Info. New York : Delacorte Press, 1997.
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 Southeast  J 973.7115 GOR    Check Shelves
 Southwest  J 973.7115 GOR    Check Shelves
Edition 1st American ed.
Description xv, 168 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160) and index.
Summary Details the history of the Underground Railroad from the roots of slavery through the post-Emancipation era by focusing on the lives of the participants.
Subject Underground railroad -- Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Underground railroad.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery.
ISBN 0385323190 (hardcover) : $17.95