Harriet Tubman / M.W. Taylor ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins ; [introductory essay by Coretta Scott King].

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Describes the life of the energetic abolitionist, including her origins as a slave in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union during the Civil War, and her role in establishing an old-age home for Afro-Americans.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Black Americans of achievement.
Main Author: Taylor, Marion
Other Authors: Huggins, Nathan Irvin, 1927-1989
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House Publishers, [1991], ©1991.
Series:Black Americans of achievement.
Subjects:
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913 > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile literature.
Antislavery movements > United States > Juvenile literature.
Tubman, Harriet, > 1820?-1913.
Enslaved persons.
Underground railroad.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Biography
Biography.
Physical Description:111 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Variant Title:
Harriet Tubman, antislavery activist. [Cover title]
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
Describes the life of the energetic abolitionist, including her origins as a slave in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad, her service to the Union during the Civil War, and her role in establishing an old-age home for Afro-Americans.
Call Number:E444.T82 T3 1991
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page 108) and index.
ISBN:1555466125
9781555466121
0791002497 (pbk.)
9780791002490 (pbk.)