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What was the underground railroad? [electronic resource]. Yona Zeldis McDonough.

McDonough, Yona Zeldis. (Author). Hurst, Deanna. (Added Author).

Summary:

No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from—there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this audiobook chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. In this thrillingly narrated history, the Underground Railroad comes alive!

Electronic resources

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780451484369
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Listening Library, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: Deanna Hurst.
Target Audience Note:
Text Difficulty 3
710 Lexile.
System Details Note:
Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subject:
Juvenile Nonfiction.
Geography.
History.
Multi-Cultural.

Accessibility Features

Summary: No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from—there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this audiobook chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. In this thrillingly narrated history, the Underground Railroad comes alive!