Runaway slave, the story of harriet tubman mcgovern, ann on. Moses of the underground railroad to allow republication of the original text into ebook. When she grew up, she became harriet tubman, the courageous and. This quintessential middle grade biography of harriet tubman now features a foreword written and read by.
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The following excerpt was taken from harriet tubman, the moses of her people. Runaway slave the story of harriet tubman by mcgovern, ann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The story of harriet tubman scholastic ann mcgovern, r. Runaway slave the story of harriet tubman ann mcgovern, illustrated by r m powers on. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Runaway slave opens with an authors note giving a brief summary of harriet tubmans background in order to help the story make sense. The story of harriet tubman by ann mcgovern, illustrated by r. While reading now, i was pleased to see that it wasnt just about harriet tubman s years as a slave and then leading others to freedom, but also included her civil rights work later in life though limited in depth due to the intended age of the readers. She married a free black man john tubman in 1844 and escaped north.
No one knows the exact year in which harriet tubman was born. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. May 25, 1930 august 8, 2015 was an american writer of more than 55 childrens books, selling over. Prior to and during the civil war era, she was called black moses because, like. Minty, short for araminta, was a feisty and headstrong young slave, whose. Harriet tubman is most wellknown for her work on the underground railroad. Runaway slave the story of harriet tubman mcgovern, ann, illustrated by r m powers on. Runaway slave the story of harriet tubman by mcgovern, ann selected by. Runaway slave the story of harriet tubman by mcgovern ann.
At 27years old she navigated marshlands to avoid slave hunters with the help of the underground railroad and the north star. Tw 638, rust pictorial cover with mustard ltrs, cornersedgesand headheel of spine are bumped and nicked, store stamp and crossed out name on title page, sticker removal damage on upper front corner. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. A story of young harriet tubman by alan schroederjerry. A picture book of harriet tubman holiday, 1992 and ann mcgoverns wanted. The story was told to the books author, sarah bradford, in an interview with harriet tubman. The story of harriet tubman scholastic record and book companion series by mcgovern, ann isbn. Using a network of abolitionists and free people of color, she guided hundreds of slaves to freedom in the north and canada. This is the story of harriet tubman and how she led hundreds of slaves to freedomon the secret underground railroad. Runaway slave by ann mcgovern is an informational picture book illustrated by r. Harriet tubman and three qualities of a strong woman no. I n 1849, a woman not quite 5 feet tall, scarred from the brutality of slavery, ran for her freedom. The library also has an extensive collection of books on harriet tubman, ranging from.