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The underground railroad : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

The underground railroad : a novel / Colson Whitehead.

Summary:

"Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their 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"--Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385542364
  • ISBN: 0385542364
  • Physical Description: 306 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Oprah's Book Club; 2016 selection."
Formatted Contents Note:
Ajarry -- Georgia -- Ridgeway -- South Carolina -- Stevens -- North Carolina -- Ethel -- Tennessee -- Caesar -- Indiana -- Mabel -- The North.
Awards Note:
National Book Award, 2016
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence for Fiction Winner, 2017
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017
Subject: Underground Railroad > Fiction.
Fugitive slaves > United States > Fiction.
United States > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Fugitive slaves > United States > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 12 of 13 copies available at York County Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County Adults WHI Fiction (Text) 34318001086897 Adult Area Available -
Red Land Community Library Adults WHI Fiction (Text) 34006000897204 Main Room Checked Out 05/07/2024
Village Library Adults WHI Fiction (Text)
Memorial: IMO Justine H. Classen by Bob & Cindy Seitz [ FEK 2016-10-31 @ YCVIL ]
34215000832695 Main Room Available -


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