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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

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 9 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50687011470856 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50686015063378 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50686015105690 Storage Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50688010688662 Adult Fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50689010406998 Adult Fiction Available -
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50686015166809 Main Floor Available -
North Pocono Public Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50691010783228 Adult Fiction Available -
Taylor Community Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50692010745928 Adult Fiction Available -
Valley Community Library FICTION WHITEHE (Text) 50690011086946 Adult Fiction Available -

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