Bibliograph

Bound for the promised land, Harriet Tubman, portrait of an American hero, Kate Clifford Larson

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Bound for the promised land, Harriet Tubman, portrait of an American hero, Kate Clifford Larson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bound for the promised land

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Kate Clifford Larson

Sub title

Harriet Tubman, portrait of an American hero

Table Of Contents

Life on the Chesapeake in black and white -- Sweet gum and prickly burrs: the changing world of the Eastern shore -- "Devilish" mistresses and harsh masters: black family life under the lash -- "Shadow of a voice in the talking leaves": the hidden world of black communication -- "Mean to be free": the fragile light of liberty -- All for the love of family -- Stampede of slaves -- Moses meets John Brown -- Fractured family -- It was raining blood: Harriet Tubman's Civil War -- A hero is remembered -- Myth and memory -- Mother Tubman, the black Joan of Arc

Target audience

adult

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Bound for the promised land

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