President of the Underground Railroad: A Story about Levi Coffin (Creative Minds Biography)

By Gwenyth Swain

Book Overview

Growing up in a Quaker family in the South in 1830, Levi Coffin did not support slavery, but he was exposed to its atrocities. Convinced that every person deserved to be free, Levi began helping slaves escape to the North along the Underground Railroad, and during the following 40 years he was able to help over 3,000 people find freedom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157505552X
• ISBN13: 9781575055527
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9