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Release : 2006-10-31
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 664/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Night Boat to Freedom by :
Download or read book Night Boat to Freedom written by . This book was released on 2006-10-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s.
Author : Margot Theis Raven
Release : 2009-07-10
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Book Rating : 264/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Night Boat to Freedom by : Margot Theis Raven
Download or read book Night Boat to Freedom written by Margot Theis Raven. This book was released on 2009-07-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio, based on actual slave narratives recorded in the 1930s. Reprint.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Release : 2013-01-23
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 517/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Escape Into the Night by : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Download or read book Escape Into the Night written by Lois Walfrid Johnson. This book was released on 2013-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One choice will change Libby’s life forever. Libby Norstad’s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on the Christina, her father’s steamboat, Libby’s curiosity ensnares her in a mystery. What is the closely held secret of Caleb, the cabin boy who seems determined to make her life miserable? And how can Jordan, a fugitive slave, possibly reach safety and freedom? The night is dark. As three men race to the riverfront, bloodhounds follow their tracks. Through her journey to compassion, will Libby become a freedom seeker? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
Author : Margot Theis Raven
Release : 2008-12-23
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 189/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Night Boat to Freedom by : Margot Theis Raven
Download or read book Night Boat to Freedom written by Margot Theis Raven. This book was released on 2008-12-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What scares the head is best done with the heart. When Granny Judith asks twelve-year-old Christmas John to row Molly across the river from Kentucky to the Free State of Ohio, he's terrified. But Granny Judith reassures him. So Christmas John begins the first of many dangerous journeys. And each passing day brings hope that Granny and John can find their own freedom, just across the river. Night Boat to Freedom is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Release : 2013-03-25
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 525/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Race for Freedom by : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Download or read book Race for Freedom written by Lois Walfrid Johnson. This book was released on 2013-03-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jordan escaped slavery once. Must he escape again? Ashadowy figure lurks on the dark riverfront near the Christina. Libby is sure that it must be the cruel slave trader Riggs, who has vowed that no slave of his will ever escape alive. Does Riggs suspect that the runaway Jordan is hiding on her pa’s steamboat? Track Libby, Caleb, and Jordan in the second book of the Freedom Seeker’s series as they race to keep Jordon free from the clutches of slavery. Libby and Caleb scan the crowds of passengers bound for the Minnesota Territory. Has Riggs slipped by and boarded the Christina unnoticed? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
