What Was the Underground Railroad', Paperback

No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only ``conductors`` who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about ``passengers`` on the ``Railroad,`` this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive