Escape on the Pearl : the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad

Escape on the Pearl : the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad / Mary Kay Ricks.

Author/creator	Ricks, Mary Kay
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : William Morrow, ©2007.
Description	xi, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-416) and index.
LCCN	2006049177
ISBN	0060786590
ISBN	9780060786595

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E445.D6 R53 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold