Caroline Quarlls and the Underground Railroad

by Julia Pferdehirt

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On July 4th, 1842, Caroline Quarlls left family, friends, and the only life she'd known behind in St. Louis, Missouri. As the child of a slave mother and a slave-owner father, her young life was one of drudgery and obedience until that fateful Independence Day when she illegally took a steamboat across the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Alton, Illinois, in the hope of reaching freedom. With the help of abolitionists, the 16-year-old traveled...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0870203886

ISBN13:9780870203886

Release Date:March 2008

Publisher:Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Length:120 Pages

Weight:0.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 6.9" x 9.1"

Age Range:7 to 12 years

Grade Range:Grades 2 to 7

Related Subjects

18th Century Biographies Children's Children's Books Historical Writing Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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