The Underground Railroad : a novel
(Large Type)
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Physical Desc
417 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Status
First Floor Large Type Books
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Floor Large Type Books | LT Fic WHITEHE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- Fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Fugitives from justice -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Fugitives from justice -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- Fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction.)
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Literary -- Fiction.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- Fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction.)
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Literary -- Fiction.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
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Format
Large Print
Language
English
UPC
DLW140824
Notes
General Note
"Oprah's Book Club : 2016 selection"--Cover.
Description
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom. Like the protagonist of Gulliver's Travels, Cora encounters different worlds at each stage of her journey -- hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre-Civil War era, his narrative weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017.
Awards
New York Times, 10 Best Books of 2016.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitehead, C. (2016). The Underground Railroad: a novel (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2016. The Underground Railroad: A Novel. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. The Underground Railroad: A Novel Random House Large Print, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson. The Underground Railroad: A Novel First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2016.
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