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Accused of the attempted murder of a plantation owner in Maryland during the early 1800s, Isaac Brown, a slave, survived harsh punishment, escaped, was recaptured, escaped again, and in the face of multiple challenges, ultimately made his way to freedom in Canada. This is his story.

The stirring story of African Canadians who had fled slavery and oppression in the United States but returned to enlist in the Union forces in the American Civil War.

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The extraordinary story of one couple's determination to free themselves and their children from slavery and make a new life in CanadaPrior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40, 000 men, women, and children made the perilous trip north from enslavement in the United States to freedom in Canada. Many were aided by networks that came to be known as the Underground Railroad. And the stories that emerge from the past about these journeys are truly ...

Honor Book for the Society of School Librarians International's Best Book Award - Social Studies, Grades 7-12Winner of 2005 Children's Nautilus Book Awards (Non-fiction)Prior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40, 000 men, women, and children made the perilous trip north to freedom in Canada with the help of the Underground Railroad. It was neither underground nor was it a railroad, and was most remarkable for its lack of formal organization, so...