Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



The Underground Railroad / Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smyth.

Messner, Kate, (author.). Hooks, Gwendolyn, (author.). Smyth, Damon, 1991- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. 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, acclaimed 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!" -- Amazon.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593428948
  • ISBN: 0593428943
  • ISBN: 9780593428931
  • ISBN: 0593428935
  • Physical Description: 199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
One: How slavery came to America -- Two: Ocean crossing -- Three: Resistance and revolts -- Four: Liberty for some -- Five: Freedom's fire -- Six: Heroes and helpers -- Seven: Stories of escape -- Eight: An unjust law -- Nine: Daring and defiance -- Ten: Slavery ends...but its legacy lives on -- A timeline of slavery and the underground railroad -- Author's notes -- Selected bibliography.
Target Audience Note:
8 to 12. Ingram.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 3 517824.
Subject: Underground Railroad > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > History > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 43 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 52 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Eden Library J 973.71 M (Text) 31554010859097 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Madison-Mayodan Public Library J973.71 M (Text) 31554010859105 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Reidsville Library J 973.71 M (Text) 31554010859113 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 04/30/2025