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Underground Railroad: Escape to Freedom
24-page book with 30 minute NON-readalong audio, $14.95
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Freedom! Our imaginations fill with daring adventures where the greatest danger is the thump of a fast-beating heart. But, those who dared hop aboard the Under- ground Railroad ran real routes through their native land as bloodthirsty hounds and slave catchers stalked the trail. Run! they cried. No more auction block for me! The awful truth of slavery could never be erased. But, for those who dared freedom, despite the chains on their bodies, their minds soared unbound.

Though slavery's victims were African-American, those who joined their struggle were men, women and children of every race and creed. The story of the Underground Railroad is a tribute to them all. It's one of the greatest adventures ever known. Best of all, it's true: miles and miles of railroad "lines" without so much as a track; "passengers" with a will of iron and steel, but little more than that; "station-masters," "agents," and "conductors" whose signs, secrets, and codes marked a trail to freedom.

THE BOOK: Passengers and Stations of the Freedom Train; A Band of Angels; Law of the Land; Decoding the Spirituals; Escape to Freedom: a game of courage and skill, glossary... and more!

THE AUDIO: Taped on location from the Virginias north to Canada; Colonial Williamsburg, Harpers Ferry, Connecticut's historic Amistad sites. Meet Harriet Tubman's great-grandniece!

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