His promised land : the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the undergrou...
His promised land : the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the undergrou...
His promised land : the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the underground railroad / edited by Stuart Seely Sprague.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c1996.
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N975.0049607/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
165 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c1996.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Parker is one of the few African Americans whose battle against slavery we can now turn to in his own words. He recounts dramatically how he helped fugitive slaves to cross the Ohio River from Kentucky and go north to freedom. He risked his life - hiding in coffins, diving off a steamboat into the Ohio River with bounty hunters on his trail - and h...
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Full title
His promised land : the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the underground railroad / edited by Stuart Seely Sprague.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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N975.0049607/3
Record Identifier
74Vvwzve0XqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvwzve0XqO
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ISBN
0393317188 (pbk)
9780393039412
0393039412
9780393317183 (pbk)
DDC
975.004960730092
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991004283799702626
