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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Ricks, Mary Kay.     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ricks, Mary Kay.       by title:      Escape on the Pearl ...         MARC Display

Escape on the Pearl : the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad / Mary Kay Ricks. by 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. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.7115 Ri Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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