Bibliograph

The underground railroad, Colson Whitehead

Type

Label

The underground railroad, Colson Whitehead

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The underground railroad

Oclc number

1078222039

Responsibility statement

Colson Whitehead

Series statement

Instant book club

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Ajarry -- Georgia -- Ridgeway -- South Carolina -- Stevens -- North Carolina -- Ethel -- Tennessee -- Caesar -- Indiana -- Mabel -- The North

Target audience

adult

Classification