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Adler, David A.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

140 pp. | Holiday | February, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2365-1 $18.95
(3) 4-6 Adler weds historical context with humanizing details to bring Tubman's heroic story alive. This report-ready biography focuses on Tubman's work as an Underground Railroad conductor and abolitionist, offering ample primary source and first-person quotations as well as period photos (all well-sourced) to illustrate the social and political climate in which she worked. Brief bookend chapters document her early life and later years. Timeline. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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