I Came As a Stranger: The Underground Railroad

By Bryan Prince

Book Overview

Honor Book for the Society of School Librarians International's Best Book Award - Social Studies, Grades 7-12 Winner of 2005 Children's Nautilus Book Awards (Non-fiction) Prior to abolition in 1865,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887766676
• ISBN13: 9780887766671
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

I Came As a Stranger

"I Came as a Stranger" is an excellent introduction to the history of the Underground Railroad, valid from both the Canadian and the American POV. Short, snappy, interesting, never declines to the level of dreary textbookism. (I made that word up.) I liked it very much.

An uplifting read for young readers of all ages

Highly recommended, Bryan Prince's I Came As A Stranger: The Underground Railroad is a fascinating history and site guide to the American Underground Railroad, a pre-Civil War secret organization of conspirators who risked life and freedom to help fugitive slaves make the perilous journey to the freedom in Canada. Black-and-white illustrations, and compelling testimony make I Came As A Stranger an educational and uplifting read for young readers of all ages.

A Must Have

Very seldom do we get the opportunity to read history from the voices of those that lived it and, the persons who are descendants of those who lived it. In this amazing volume, you have both. Bryan Prince is not only a consumate historian, he is a descendant of the fugitives who made it to freedom and settled in Southern Ontario. While intended for young adults, older readers, especially from the U.S. will have the opportunity to learn "the rest of the story" of the Underground Railroad.