The Underground Railroad
by Charles L. Blockson
ISBN: 0139357432
ISBN-13: 9780139357435
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 1987
Edition: 1th edition
Publisher's Notes
Shares the stories of Black men and women who escaped from slavery and fled to freedom in the North.
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The Underground Railroad
Charles L. Blockson
Prentice Hall. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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The Underground Railroad
Blockson, Charles L
Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall Direct, 1987. Book Club Edition. Book has mild wear and soiling. Otherwise tight and unmarked. Dust Jacket has small tears to edges with tape repairs. First-person narratives of escapes to freedom in the north. . ISBN: 0-13-935743-2. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. African American Black North South Civil War Underground Railway. ( more information)
Offered by Dickinson Books (United States)
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
BLOCKSON, CHARLES L
PRENTICE HALL, 1987, AS NEW HARDCOVER BOOK, AS NEW DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS TO TEXT OR MARGINS, CONTENTS CLEAN, ( more information)
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The Underground Railroad
Blockson, Charles L
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1987 308pgs. Wraps in very good condition. Black and white photos/illustrations.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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The Underground Railroad : First-Person Narratives of Escapes to Freedom in the North
Blockson, Charles L
Paramus, NJ, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall PTR, 1987. 308 pgs "These stories show how black slaves themselve s, with the help of free blacks and some whites, risked all they had to escape to freedom." 2 closed tears to dj, otherwiae in beautiful shape. Includes Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman and others.. Hardboard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. ( more information)
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The Underground Railroad
, Blockson
New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc, 1987. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. TAN HARDCOVER COVER WITH LIGHT STAINING. INTERIOR PAGES STAMPED "DISCARD" AND HAVE LIGHT FINGERING TO MARGINS WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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The underground railroad
Blockson, Charles L
New York: Prentice-Hall Press. 1987. xii, 308p. + 12p. photos, dj. A state-by-state compilation of slave narratives. ( more information)
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The Underground Railroad
Blockson, Charles L
Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall, 1987. light edgewear, signed and inscribed by the author on the front end paper (ffep).. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Fine. Book. ( more information)
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