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01836aam a22003378i 4500 001 749091328BFD11ED81B8056D56ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230104010018 008 220327t20232023nyuab j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021050640 020 $a 1978528787 020 $a 9781978528789 020 $a 1978528809 020 $a 9781978528802 035 $a (OCoLC)1312653933 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d JBI $d LE# $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Wesgate, Kathryn, $e author. 245 10 $a Uncovering depots of the Underground Railroad / $c Kathryn Wesgate. 264 1 $a New York : $b Enslow Publishing, $c [2023] 300 $a 32 pages : $b color illustrations, map ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a History under cover 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. 505 0 $a The railroad that wasn't a railroad -- Looking for freedom -- A risky escape -- Get to know Harriet Tubman -- Brooklyn's depot -- Board at the fort -- The Thomas House -- Escaping to Salem -- Joseph Goodrich's Milton House -- Gerrit Smith -- Nathan and Mary Johnson. 520 $a "The Underground Railroad was a massive effort by both enslaved and free people in the 19th century to secretly bring thousands to freedom in the North. This thought-provoking volume will fill readers with awe for the brave "conductors" and "passengers" involved with the Railroad. They'll learn about many of the safe havens, called "depots," that housed freedom seekers and the secret passages within them that hid the enslaved from their pursuers."-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 1 $a 09-11 830 0 $a History under cover. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011647.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230104010316.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=749091328BFD11ED81B8056D56ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search