Many Thousand Gone: African Ameri

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Country
United States
Published
15 February 1996
Pages
160
ISBN
9780679879367

Many Thousand Gone: African Ameri

Illus. in black-and-white. In this companion volume to the award-winning The People Could Fly,
Virginia Hamilton traces the history of slaveryand the Underground Railroad in America. Thirty-five inspiring stories describeingenious escapes, desperate measures, and daring protests of former slaves. Hamilton is neither sensational nor sentimental, even as she celebrates themany acts of shining courage. This makes us all want to know more, much more, about those many thousand gone. –(starred) Booklist.
A compellingbook, outstanding in every way. –(pointer) Kirkus.

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