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Author Buckley, Susan Washburn.

Title Journeys for freedom : a new look at America's story [Hoopla electronic resource] / Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock.

Edition Unabridged.
Publication Info. [United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2008.
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Description 1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 59 min.)) : digital.
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Performer Narrated by Adam Grupper.
Summary Experience 20 great moments in American history-from the 1631 quest of Christian libertarian Roger Williams to the 1988 ordeal of Sudanese refugee Peter Malual. -Battle Redcoats with Continental soldier-in-disguise Deborah Sampson (1782). -Pay freedom's price 16 times with devoted freedman Frank McWhorter (1795). -Brave a thousand-mile trek with runaway slaves William and Ellen Craft (1845). -Blast a path through the mountains with the Central Pacific's intrepid Ah Goong (1868). -Flee oppression's hopeless grip with Russian immigrant Mary Antin (1894). -Escape a Nazi concentration camp's brutality with Jewish youth Isi Veleris (1939). Award-winning educational authors Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock deliver the third entry in their acclaimed history series. Using compelling vignettes, Journeys for Freedom weaves an enchanting tapestry of U.S. history for children of all ages. Adam Grupper's splendid narration assures that this dramatic audiobook will be listened to again and again. "This lively history focuses on 20 individuals' quest for freedom across U.S. history. The stories are as varied as they are fascinating and often go beyond the personal."-Booklist, starred review
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject United States -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Liberty -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Historical geography -- Maps.
Added Author Leacock, Elspeth.
Grupper, Adam narrator.
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ISBN 9781456104474 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
1456104470 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Music No. MWT13512188
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