The Underground Railroad : A Novel
By: Whitehead, Colson
Material type: TextPublisher: Doubleday 2016ISBN: 9780345804327Subject(s): Fugitive Slaves - United States - Fiction | Historical Fiction | Slavery - United States - Fiction | Underground Railroad - Fiction | United States - History - 19th Century - FictionSummary: Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels.
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