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Escape on the Underground Railroad

by Nancy LeSourd (2008)

About this book

Letters between two young girls, one from Goose Creek, Virginia, and her friend living in Philadelphia, chronicle their involvement in helping an escaped slave travel via the Underground Railroad to join her father in Canada.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreEscape on the Underground Railroad Lead Character

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