Escape on the Pearl : the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad /

Ricks, Mary Kay.

Escape on the Pearl : the heroic bid for freedom on the Underground Railroad / Mary Kay Ricks. - New York, NY : William Morrow, c2007. - xi, 432 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-416) and index.

A story of people, politics, and power, this gripping narrative is about a schooner named the "Pearl" and of the 70 slaves who embarked on one of the most audacious escapes in American history. 16-page photo insert. www.alibris.com

9780060786595


Antislavery movements--United States
Antislavery movements--Washington Region
Fugitive slaves--Washington Region
Fugitive slaves--Washington Region
Slavery--United States
Underground Railroad--Washington Region.

E 445.D6 / .R426 2007