Bound for the Future: Child Heroes of the Underground Railroad
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0313397279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 215 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Through careful, detailed consideration of a host of primary documents about the young activists who formed the Underground Railroad's underappreciated operational workforce, this book offers fresh insight to the complex question, "Who ended slavery?"
Jonathan Shectman has written a beautiful bookone that is at once a pleasure to read and an unsettling call to action. Read this book for the vigor of its prose, the depth of its story, and the richness of its insights." (Benjamin E. Wise, Author of William Alexander Percy: The Curious Life of a Mississippi Planter and Sexual Freethinker) . "Bound for the Future exudes the kind of energy and compassion that characterizes the best historical writing
Jonathan Shectman is former editor of a series of science education books published by the National Science Resources Center.