The underground railroad : a novel

Whitehead, Colson 1969- (author.).

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: 0385542364
ISBN: 9780385542364
Physical Description: 306 pages ; 25 cm
regular print
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016
Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0

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