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Ricks, Mary Kay.
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Edmondson family.
Pearl (Schooner)
Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
Underground Railroad -- Washington Region.
Antislavery movements -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
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Escape on the Pearl ...
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Escape on the Pearl : the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad / Mary Kay Ricks.
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Ricks, Mary Kay.
New York : William Morrow, c2007.
Subjects
Edmondson family.
Pearl (Schooner)
Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
Underground Railroad -- Washington Region.
Antislavery movements -- Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
Fugitive slaves -- Washington Region -- Biography.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Washington Region -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780060786595 :
0060786590
Description:
xi, 432 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Two young girls join an audacious escape -- Washington's Underground Railroad -- Slavery in the Washington area -- Waves in Congress -- The fate of the Edmonsons -- Trials and tribulations -- More legal maneuvers; the sisters head north -- The fugitive slave act and the great protest meeting -- The struggle to free Drayton and Sayres; Mary and Emily go to Oberlin -- Emily comes home; Samuel Edmonson escapes again -- Dred Scott and the rise of Lincoln -- Freedom in the District of Columbia -- Emily and Samuel return to Washington; John is found.
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Hawaii State Library
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973.7115 Ri
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