Escape on the Pearl The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad

Name: Escape on the Pearl The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad
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ISBN: 9780060786595

ISBN-10: 0060786590

ISBN-13: 9780060786595

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mary Kay Ricks, Mary K. Ricks

List price: $25.95

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On the evening of April 15, 1848, seventy-seven slaves attempted one of history's most audacious escapes-and put in motion a furiously fought battle over slavery in America that would consume Congress, the streets of the capital, and the White House itself. Setting sail from Washington, D.C., on a schooner named the Pearl, the fugitives began a daring 225-mile journey to freedom in the North. Mary Kay Ricks's unforgettable chronicle brings to life the Underground Railroad's largest escape attempt, the seemingly immutable politics of slavery, and the individuals who struggled to end it. All the while, Ricks focuses her narrative on the intimate story of two young sisters who were onboard the…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

A former attorney at the Department of Labor, Mary Kay Ricks has written about Washington history in numerous publications including the Washington Post . She is the founder of Tour DC (www.tourdc.com), which features in-depth walking tours in the nation's capital, and lives outside Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.