The underground railroad : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Doubleday, [2016].
ISBN
9780385542364, 0385542364
Lexile measure
890L
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
NOVEL WHITEHEAD
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NOVEL WHITEHEAD
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | NOVEL WHITEHEAD | On Shelf |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC WHITEHEAD C. | On Shelf | |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F WHITEHEAD | On Shelf | |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Whitehead, Colson | On Shelf | |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Whitehead, Colson | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Fugitives from justice -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Novels.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Fugitives from justice -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Novels.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
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Published
New York, NY : Doubleday, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780385542364, 0385542364
Lexile measure
890
Notes
General Note
"Oprah's Book Club - 2016 selection"--Cover.
Description
"Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood-where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Matters do not go as planned-Cora kills a young white boy who tries to capture her. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. In Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor-engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora and Caesar's first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom."--Amazon.
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitehead, C. (2016). The underground railroad: a novel (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2016. The Underground Railroad: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. The Underground Railroad: A Novel Doubleday, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson. The Underground Railroad: A Novel First edition., Doubleday, 2016.
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