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Grade 6-8. A number of innovative and well-researched titles about the Underground Railroad have been published in the 1990s. North Star to Freedom adds to the wealth of information and anecdotes about this important chapter in history because the focus of the book, and the research on which it is based, is centered in Canada, the ultimate destination for many slaves. After recounting a general history of slavery, Gorrell tells of the involvement of Canadian Quakers and abolitionists in aiding and welcoming the runaways. She includes individual accounts of slaves who settled there; among the prints and posters that profusely illustrate her narrative are impressive studio photographs of ex-slaves who prospered in their new home. Brief vignettes introduce each chapter and add human interest to the author's factual account. Told from the British and British-Canadian viewpoint, this history adds a new dimension and perspective to the story of the Underground Railroad. The book contains notes, a bibliography, and other evidence of careful research. It is clearly written and will be useful both as an introduction to the subject and as a supplement to other titles about the period already on the shelves.?Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 5^-10. Hideouts, spies, codes, disguises, and tricks are the exciting facts of Underground Railroad history; the runaways and their conductors are inspiring models of courage and sacrifice. Gorrell, a Canadian Quaker, combines the upbeat escape stories with the history of slavery and with the social, political, and economic conflicts that were part of the struggle for emancipation. The book design is handsome and readable, with thick paper; the clear print is broken up with frequent illustrations, including period prints and photos with long captions. Fictionalized vignettes at the start of each chapter are obtrusive (the history is exciting enough), and some principal figures, including Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, get scant attention (Douglass' autobiography is never cited). What Gorrell adds to the best historical accounts, such as Virginia Hamilton's Many Thousand Gone (1993), is the connection with the Canadian experience: the politics of the abolition movement there, how slaves got there, and what it was like for them when they crossed the border (she's frank about both the welcome and the racism). As in the authoritative accounts about Holocaust refugees, the adventure here is always rooted in the horror some escaped from, the suffering of those who did not get away. Hazel Rochman
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Grade 6-8. A number of innovative and well-researched titles about the Underground Railroad have been published in the 1990s. North Star to Freedom adds to the wealth of information and anecdotes about this important chapter in history because the focus of the book, and the research on which it is based, is centered in Canada, the ultimate destination for many slaves. After recounting a general history of slavery, Gorrell tells of the involvement of Canadian Quakers and abolitionists in aiding and welcoming the runaways. She includes individual accounts of slaves who settled there; among the prints and posters that profusely illustrate her narrative are impressive studio photographs of ex-slaves who prospered in their new home. Brief vignettes introduce each chapter and add human interest to the author's factual account. Told from the British and British-Canadian viewpoint, this history adds a new dimension and perspective to the story of the Underground Railroad. The book contains notes, a bibliography, and other evidence of careful research. It is clearly written and will be useful both as an introduction to the subject and as a supplement to other titles about the period already on the shelves.?Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 5^-10. Hideouts, spies, codes, disguises, and tricks are the exciting facts of Underground Railroad history; the runaways and their conductors are inspiring models of courage and sacrifice. Gorrell, a Canadian Quaker, combines the upbeat escape stories with the history of slavery and with the social, political, and economic conflicts that were part of the struggle for emancipation. The book design is handsome and readable, with thick paper; the clear print is broken up with frequent illustrations, including period prints and photos with long captions. Fictionalized vignettes at the start of each chapter are obtrusive (the history is exciting enough), and some principal figures, including Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, get scant attention (Douglass' autobiography is never cited). What Gorrell adds to the best historical accounts, such as Virginia Hamilton's Many Thousand Gone (1993), is the connection with the Canadian experience: the politics of the abolition movement there, how slaves got there, and what it was like for them when they crossed the border (she's frank about both the welcome and the racism). As in the authoritative accounts about Holocaust refugees, the adventure here is always rooted in the horror some escaped from, the suffering of those who did not get away. Hazel Rochman
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