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Freedom Roads: Searching for the Underground Railroad
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3.1 out of 5
Based on 19 Ratings and 3 Reviews

Book Description
The Underground Railroad was meant to be a set of secret pathways, and its traces have been obscured by time. But Joyce Hansen and Gary McGowan, who won a Coretta Scott King Honor for their previous book, show how archaeologists and historians sift through corn cobs and root cellars, study songs and quilts, and use the latest technology to reconstruct those heroic journeys. Freedom Roads offers bo... More
Book Information
PublisherCricket Books
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages166
ISBN-100812626737
ISBN-13978-0812626735
Publication Date03/12/2003
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About Gary McGowan (Author) : Gary McGowan is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Gary McGowan include Freedom Roads: Searching for the Underground Railroad and Breaking Ground, Break... more
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About Joyce Hansen (Author) : Joyce Hansen is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Joyce Hansen include Which Way Freedom, The Captive, African Americans Who Made A Differe... more
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About James E. Ransome (Illustrator) : James E. Ransome is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of James E. Ransome include Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart, You... more
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