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Escape on the Pearl: The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Escape on the Pearl The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Author: Mary Kay Ricks
On the evening of April 15, 1848, nearly eighty enslaved Americans attempted one of history's most audacious escapes. Setting sail from Washington, D.C., on a schooner named the Pearl, the fugitives began a daring 225-mile journey to freedom in the North?and put in motion a furiously fought battle over slavery in America that would consum...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060786601
ISBN-10: 0060786604
Publication Date: 2/1/2008
Pages: 464
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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