Bibliograph

Escape on the Pearl, the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad, Mary Kay Ricks

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Escape on the Pearl, the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad, Mary Kay Ricks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-416) and index

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Escape on the Pearl

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

71210306

Responsibility statement

Mary Kay Ricks

Sub title

the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad

Table Of Contents

Two young girls join an audacious escape -- Washington's Underground Railroad -- Slavery in the Washington area -- Waves in Congress -- The fate of the Edmonsons -- Trials and tribulations -- More legal maneuvers; the sisters head north -- The fugitive slave act and the great protest meeting -- The struggle to free Drayton and Sayres; Mary and Emily go to Oberlin -- Emily comes home; Samuel Edmonson escapes again -- Dred Scott and the rise of Lincoln -- Freedom in the District of Columbia -- Emily and Samuel return to Washington; John is found

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