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His promised land : the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the underground railroad / edited by Stuart Seely Sprague.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Norton, 1998.Description: 165 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0393317188
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 975.004/96073/0092 B 20
LOC classification:
  • E450 .P238 1998
Summary: Narrative of John P. Parker, a slave who was sold away from his family in Virginia at the age of eight, telling of his life in the household of an Alabama doctor, his escape and recapture, how he was able to buy his freedom, and his work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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Teen Biography MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult N- Biography (Adult/Teen) BIO Parker (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 400740

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Narrative of John P. Parker, a slave who was sold away from his family in Virginia at the age of eight, telling of his life in the household of an Alabama doctor, his escape and recapture, how he was able to buy his freedom, and his work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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