内容简介
NooneknowswherethetermUndergroundRailroadcamefrom--therewerenotrainsortracks,only"conductors"whohelpedescapingslavestofreedom.Includingrealstoriesabout"passengers"onthe"Railroad,"thisbookchroniclesslaves'closecallswithbountyhunters,exhaustingstrugglesontheroad,andwhattheysacrificedforfreedom.With80black-and-whiteillustrationsthroughoutandasixteen-pageblack-and-whitephotoinsert,theUndergroundRailroadcomesalive!