Bound for the promised land : Harriet Tubman, portrait of an American hero /

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by Larson, Kate Clifford.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Ballantine, (New York :) Physical details: xxi, 402 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., facsim. ; 25 cm. Subject(s): Tubman, Harriet, --1820?-1913. | Underground railroad. | Fugitive slaves --United States --Biography. | Slaves --United States --Biography. | Antislavery movements --United States --History --19th century. | African American women --Biography. Year : 2004 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
Online Resources:
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Charlottetown Rural High School 921 TUB Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-388) and index.

Life on the Chesapeake in black and white -- Sweet gum and prickly burrs : the changing world of the Eastern shore -- "Devilish" mistresses and harsh masters : black family life under the lash -- "Shadow of a voice in the talking leaves" : the hidden world of black communication -- "Mean to be free" : the fragile light of liberty -- All for the love of family -- Stampede of slaves -- Moses meets John Brown -- Fractured family -- It was raining blood : Harriet Tubman's Civil War -- A hero is remembered -- Myth and memory -- Mother Tubman, the black Joan of Arc.