Description
From the Dust Jacket
From the first blacks brought to this country in chains, slaves came up with ingenious ways to escape to freedom. During their long perilous journeys, most would not have survived without the Underground Railroad. No one knows how many slaves escaped, or how many people were involved in trying to help them. Few written records were kept, but hundreds of stories have survived from the Underground Railroad. Two slaves, light-skinned Ellen Craft, dressed as a man, and her husband, William, traveled north disguised as a white owner and his slave. Henry Brown “shipped” himself in a sealed box, emerging after twenty-six hours in Philadelphia, a free man. Harriet Tubman risked capture again and again, returning to the South to bring out more than three hundred slaves. Award-winning author Jim Haskins tells the history of the Underground Railroad, including many courageous stories of both the slaves and the people who helped lead them to freedom.
Publishing Info
Get On Board: The Story of the Underground Railroad by Jim Haskins. From the second printing by Scholastic in 1993. The ISBN is 0-590-45418-8. This hardcover book measures about 8-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ and has 152 pages in glued binding, pepper with b/w photos and illustrations.
Condition
See photo above. Former school library book with the usual markings. The dust jacket is in good condition for age with moisture ripple and short edge tear on the front as shown. The boards and pages are in very good condition. Stored in and shipped from clean, smoke-free home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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