The Resource The Underground Railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead, (text large print)
The Underground Railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead, (text large print)
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The item The Underground Railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead, (text large print) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
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- Summary
- Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- 417 pages (large print)
- Note
- "Oprah's Book Club : 2016 selection" -- cover
- Isbn
- 9781524736309
- Label
- The Underground Railroad : a novel
- Title
- The Underground Railroad
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Colson Whitehead
- Subject
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- trueSouthern States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- trueSlavery
- trueRacism
- trueRace (Social sciences)
- trueLiterary fiction
- Large type books
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- trueAfrican American fiction
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- trueAntebellum America (1820-1861) -- 1820 -- 1861
- trueEscapes
- trueFugitive slaves
- trueFreedom
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- trueUnderground Railroad
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels
- Summary
- After Cora, a pre-Civil War Georgia slave, escapes with another slave, Caesar, they seek the help of the Underground Railroad as they flee from state to state and try to evade a slave catcher, Ridgeway, who is determined to return them to the South
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2017.
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2017.
- Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2017.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2016
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2016
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award: Fiction, 2017.
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2017.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2016
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2016.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10515877
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whitehead, Colson
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3573.H4768
- LC item number
- U53 2016b
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
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- 890
- 890
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Underground Railroad
- Fugitive slaves
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The Underground Railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead, (text large print)
- Note
- "Oprah's Book Club : 2016 selection" -- cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- 417 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781524736309
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
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- 949211766
- (OCoLC)949211766
- Label
- The Underground Railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead, (text large print)
- Note
- "Oprah's Book Club : 2016 selection" -- cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First large print edition.
- Extent
- 417 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781524736309
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
-
- 949211766
- (OCoLC)949211766
Subject
- trueSouthern States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- trueSlavery
- trueRacism
- trueRace (Social sciences)
- trueLiterary fiction
- Large type books
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- trueAfrican American fiction
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- trueAntebellum America (1820-1861) -- 1820 -- 1861
- trueEscapes
- trueFugitive slaves
- trueFreedom
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- trueUnderground Railroad
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- trueArthur C. Clarke Award
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2017
- trueAfrican American Fiction
- trueAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
- trueBook Club Best Bets
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2016
- trueGoodreads Choice Awards: 2016
- trueHurston/Wright Legacy Awards: Fiction
- trueIndies' Choice Book Awards: Adult Fiction
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueNational Book Awards: Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2016
- truePulitzer Prize: Fiction
- trueRecommended by Jessica Lin
- trueRecommended by Shauna Griffin
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2017.
- Award
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2017.
- Award
- Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2017.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2016
- Award
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2016
- Award
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award: Fiction, 2017.
- Award
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2017.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2016
- Award
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2016.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017.
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