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Author Rappaport, Doreen.

Title Freedom river / Doreen Rappaport ; pictures by Bryan Collier.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Jump at the Sun, c2000.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 973.7 Rap    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description [28] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
Subject Parker, John P., 1827-1900.
Underground railroad.
African American abolitionists -- Biography.
Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Slavery.
Ripley (Ohio) -- Biography.
Added Author Collier, Bryan, illustrator.
ISBN 0786803509

 
    
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