The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War

The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War is a children's book by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift. It is a fictionalized biography of Araminta Ross (later known as Harriet Tubman) telling of her life in slavery and her work on the Underground Railroad.^[1] The book, illustrated by James Daugherty, was first published in 1932 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1933.^[2]

References

↑ The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, Libraries Unlimited, 2001 p. 63-4
↑ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

Harriet Tubman

Events	Underground Railroad John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Raid at Combahee Ferry

Locations	Harriet Tubman Grave Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel

Homages and memorials	A Woman Called Moses SS Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Memorial (Boston) The Quest for Freedom The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War

Underground Railroad

People	William L. Chaplin Levi Coffin Richard Dillingham Calvin Fairbank Thomas Garrett Laura Smith Haviland Daniel Hughes William Cooper Nell Harriet Forten Purvis Robert Purvis John Rankin Hetty Reckless Gerrit Smith William Still Harriet Beecher Stowe Charles Turner Torrey Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Delia Webster

Places	List of Underground Railroad sites houses churches Levi Coffin House Bialystoker Synagogue Bilger's Rocks Wilson Bruce Evans House Cyrus Gates Farmstead Sites in Indiana Allen Chapel Town Clock Church F. Julius LeMoyne House National Underground Railroad Freedom Center John Rankin House Gerrit Smith Estate John Freeman Walls Historic Site

Events	Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Pearl incident Jerry Rescue Uncle Tom's Cabin Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp Thirteenth Amendment

Topics	Songs of the Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad Records Abolitionism in the United States Abolitionism opponents of slavery African-American opponents publications Fugitive slaves Fugitive slave laws 1850 Quilts Slave catcher The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War

See also: Slavery in the United States and Slavery in Canada

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