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His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad
His Promised Land The Autobiography of John P Parker Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Author: John P. Parker, Stuart Sprague
John P. Parker is one of the few African Americans whose battle against slavery we can now turn to in his own words. He recounts dramatically how he helped fugitive slaves to cross the Ohio River from Kentucky and go north to freedom. He risked his life--hiding in coffins, diving off a steamboat with bounty hunters on his trail--and his freedom ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393317183
ISBN-10: 0393317188
Publication Date: 1/1998
Pages: 165
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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