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HENRY'S FREEDOM BOX: A TRUE STORY FROM THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Levine
Author's First Name: 
Ellen
Illustrator's First Name: 
Kadir
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Nelson
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2007

Rich with the interplay of light and shadow, dramatic oil paintings enhance the true story of Henry “Box” Brown and his successful attempt to mail himself from slavery in the South to freedom in the North.