Journey to Freedom, 1838: Great Escapes #2
By:
Illustrator: James Bernardin
A thrilling, brand-new historical fiction series based on real events—perfect for readers of the "I Survived" and "Horrible Histories" series! In this second book, a slave in Kentucky must escape with her child across the frozen Ohio River to freedom.
Winter 1838—Kentucky. Determined to save her toddler son from being sold as a slave, the woman who became known as Eliza Harris began a long journey to freedom. Her goal: to escape across the frozen Ohio River, the boundary between the North and the South, between slavery and freedom in America. Although she knew the journey would be perilous, she could no longer live nor watch her children be raised in slavery. And she was not going to let fear stop her, especially when a new life—a free life—awaited her on the other side.
Introduction. Author’s note. Further information about Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, fugitive slave laws, and important abolitionists. “African American Women in the Abolitionist Movement.” Selected bibliography.
ISBN: 9780062860392
JLG Release: Aug 2020
Series:
Great Escapes
Sensitive Areas:
None
Topics:
Fugitive slaves
, African American women
, Plantation life
, US slavery
, Escapes
, Nineteenth-century history of Kentucky
, Nineteenth-century US history
Book Details
ISBN
9780062860392
First Release
August 2020
Genre
Fic
Dewey Classification
F
Trim Size
8 3/10" x 5 1/2"
Page Count
128
Accelerated Reader
Level 5.7; Points: 2;
Scholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
Level 880L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Harper
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Fugitive slaves, African American women, Plantation life, US slavery, Escapes, Nineteenth-century history of Kentucky, Nineteenth-century US history,
