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Bezig met laden... The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroaddoor Kate McMullan
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Summary: "The Story of Harriet Tubman, Conductor of the Underground Railroad" is a biography about a slave named Harriet Tubman and how she became a inspiration to people around the world. Harriet was born into slavery where she was treated terribly by many different masters. One day, there was news that she would be sold to another master and have to work in a chain gang. As a result, she escaped North by herself with the help of Quakers. However, she vowed to return to Maryland and help others escape to freedom. Over the years, Harriet Tubman helped more than 300 slaves escape slavery. Review: The main idea of this book is Harriet Tubman was a brave woman who knew in her heart she was meant to be free woman and she never let anyone stand in her way of becoming free. Her bravery and selflessness is what made her a conductor on the Underground Railroad. My favorite part of this book was the large amount of detail the author uses to describe the events of Harriet Tubman's life. For example, the book describes nights in Harriet's family home by saying "In the winter bitter wind blew in through the cracks between the logs. Then Minty was glad to snuggle close to her nine brothers and sisters to keep warm." The author uses great detail to help readers visualize the events. Additionally, I liked how the book included pictures which also helped readers visualize specific details described in the story. For example, the book described how Harriet Tubman had to watch her slave master's baby all night and rocked the baby to sleep. The picture helped showcase the exhausted look on Harriet's face which can help readers connect to the story. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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A biography of the African American woman who escaped from slavery, led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, aided Northern troops during the Civil War, and worked for women's suffrage. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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In this book, I learned about the coded letters concerning “bales of hay” and coded words like the “railroad” to facilitate communication among working slaves and free blacks. I learned what it meant to be a conductor on the Underground Railroad. I learned there were slave pens in Cambridge, Maryland. That reminded me of current-day Hispanic undocumented immigrants, many of them children, currently on the U.S. border in cages. John Bowley, Harriet’s brother-in-law, hid his family in an attic—shades of Anne Frank. I learned that Harriet Tubman had to live in Canada because it was too dangerous in the United States with her being part of the Underground Railroad. She lived in St. Catherine’s, a city I visited three years ago. I lament the fact that I am not more knowledgeable about American History.
I’m not trying to equate situations of the Underground Railroad with others who were not black slaves but also in dire situations. I’m only telling you where my mind took me while reading this book and how I realized that each of our lives is so intricately tied up with those of others in more ways than we can ever realize.
Page after page of this book had me astounded by Harriet Tubman’s strength and courage. I was in tears as this book ended. ( )