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The Underground Railroad : a novel
Title:
The Underground Railroad : a novel
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ISBN:
9781524736255
9781524736279
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Description:
9 audio discs (11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"Oprah's Book Club : 2016 selection"--Container.
Title from container.
Compact discs.
Contents:
Ajarry -- Georgia -- Ridgeway -- South Carolina -- Stevens -- North Carolina -- Ethel -- Tennessee -- Caesar -- Indiana -- Mabel -- The North.
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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.