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The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War

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Originally published
  
1932

Genre
  
Children's literature

Awards
  
John Newbery Medal

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Author
  
Hildegarde Swift

Illustrator
  
James Daugherty

The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War

Similar
  
James Daugherty books, Slavery books

The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War is a children's book by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift. It is a fictionalized biography of Araminta Ross (later known as Harriet Tubman) telling of her life in slavery and her work on the Underground Railroad. The book, illustrated by James Daugherty, was first published in 1932 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1933.

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The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War Wikipedia