Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life

Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life
ISBN-10
0385721773
ISBN-13
9780385721776
Series
Harriet Tubman
Category
History
Pages
418
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Anchor
Author
Beverly Lowry

Description

Examines the accomplishments of the ex-slave, who, after escaping from the South, risked her own life and freedom to save hundreds of others through the Underground Railroad and became an outspoken advocate for the abolition of slavery.

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