Depots of the Underground Railroad

by Caroline Kennon

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers' imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave "conductors" and "passengers" on the Railroad. They'll learn about the many safe havens, called "depots," that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482457946
• ISBN13: 9781482457940
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.2" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6