What Was the Underground Railroad?
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No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from—there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this audiobook chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. In this thrillingly narrated history, the Underground Railroad comes alive!

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Street Date:
04/05/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780451484369
Accelerated Reader:
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Level 5, 1 Points
Lexile measure:
710

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Yona Zeldis McDonough. (2016). What Was the Underground Railroad? Unabridged Books on Tape.

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Yona Zeldis McDonough. 2016. What Was the Underground Railroad? Books on Tape.

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Yona Zeldis McDonough, What Was the Underground Railroad? Books on Tape, 2016.

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Yona Zeldis McDonough. What Was the Underground Railroad? Unabridged Books on Tape, 2016.

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