The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad
Author:
F.N. Monjo
Illustrator:
Fred Brenner
Publication:
1970 by Harper and Brothers
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Readers
Series:
I Can Read History Books 
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Pages:
64
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When Tommy discovers a family of slaves hiding in the barn, he learns that his father is part of the underground railroad, a secret group of people who believe that slavery is wrong. Together, Tommy and his father help the family make their way to Canada, and to freedom.
From the dust jacket of the 1993 edition
F.N. Monjo
1924 - 1978American
While growing up in Stamford, Connecticut, Ferdinand Nicolas Monjo acquired a lively sense of history. A descendant of Spanish fur traders, within h... See more
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