
Follow the Drinking Gourd
An Underground Railroad Story
Capstone Press
Published on 1. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-1-4048-7714-6 (ISBN)
Description
Follow the Drinking Gourd is an American folk song from the 1920s. Legend has it that a man called Peg Leg Joe taught slaves the song to help them escape to freedom. And they used the Big Dipper and the North Star to guide the way.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Mankato, MN
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
68 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4048-7714-6 (9781404877146)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Retold by
Consultant editor
School of Psychology Birkbeck College University of London
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