His promised land
the autobiography of John P. Parker, former slave and conductor on the underground railroad
Parker, John P.
1827-1900
creator
Sprague, Stuart
1937-
text
biography
nyu
New York
Norton
1998
monographic
eng
165 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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.
Adult Follett Library Resources
edited by Stuart Seely Sprague.
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Parker, John P
1827-1900
Slaves
Southern States
Biography
African American abolitionists
Biography
Underground railroad
E450 .P238 1998
975.004/96073/0092 B
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040209
20171010072603.0
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