Diane Dillon, Ph.D.
Illus. in black-and-white. In this companion volume to the award-winning The People Could Fly, Virginia Hamilton traces the history of slavery and the Underground Railroad in America. Thirty-five inspiring stories ... [... more]
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Working on the Railroad 2008 Wall Calendar
 This calendar celebrates the myriad aspects of working on the railroad over the last 50-plus years. From running a locomotive to dispatching, maintaining trackage, signaling, and fixing the motive power, nearly every human aspect of railroading is fe [... more]
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Railroads 2008 Wall Calendar
Railroads Wall Calendar: This popular BrownTrout title includes thirteen photographs of scenic railroad lines from across the country. See freight trains, coal trains, passenger trains, and retired trains turned tourist trains as they power through c [... more]
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Teresa Flavin
An easy-to-read, page-turning account of Harriet Tubman's life--from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the Civil War. ... [... more]
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Bryan Prince
Bryan Prince is a descendent of slaves who came to Canada prior to the American Civil War. He is a farmer with a profound interest in the history of the Underground Railroad - particularly in the Canadian involvement ... [... more]
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Les Standiford
Les Standiford is the author of the critically acclaimed Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean, as well as ten novels, most recently Havana Run. ... [... more]
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Jacqueline L. Tobin
From Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraits of the men and women who established the Underground Railroad and traveled it to find new lives in Canada. Evoking the turmoil and controversies of the time, Tobin illuminates the historic ... [... more]
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Leo Dillon
Illus. in black-and-white. In this companion volume to the award-winning The People Could Fly, Virginia Hamilton traces the history of slavery and the Underground Railroad in America. Thirty-five inspiring stories ... [... more]
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Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton, storyteller, lecturer, and biographer, was born and raised in Yellow Springs, OH, which is said to be a station on the Underground Railroad. Her grandfather settled in the village after escaping ... [... more]
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Dave Conti
Surprisingly, it's not about education or pedigree or even native smarts. Most of us are like jack welch, who started life as a lowercase guy, the son of a railroad conductor, but went on to become the most celebrated and successful executive of ... [... more]
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Classic Trains 2008 Deluxe Wall Calendar
The power and beauty of the classic steam train comes alive for railroad buffs in this colorful, expertly written calendar. It features historic locomotives from around the world and the sites where they are preserved and operated for excursions. [... more]
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