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Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Anchor Books
Publication date
January 1, 2000
Pages
220
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385497671
ISBN-10
0385497679
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
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The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts | The Secret to Freedom | The Underground Railroad Sampler | Signs and Symbols | The Patchwork Path | Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt | Facts & Fabrications | Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler | Stitched from the Soul
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Summary
The authors reveal the secret codes woven by AfricanAmerican slaves into quilts they used to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad, part of a wellorganized resistance movement that preceded the abolitionist crusade. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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Paperback
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Reprint edition from Anchor Books (January 1, 2000)
9780385497671 | details & prices | 220 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Reveals the secret codes woven by African American slaves into quilts providing directions to those traveling north on the Underground Railroad.
About: Reveals the secret codes woven by African American slaves into quilts providing directions to those traveling north on the Underground Railroad.
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