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Did Quilts Really Lead the Way to Freedom?
• What role did quilts play? Barbara explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad
• Read about the people who were there! First-person accounts, newspaper and military records, and surviving quilts all add clues
• YOU decide how to interpret the stories and history, fabrication and facts as you learn about this fascinating time in history
• Excellent resource for elementary through high school learners - curriculum included!
Recall an unforgettable phase of our nation's history with America's leading quilt historian. Barbara Brackman presents the most current research on the role of quilts during the time of slavery, emancipation, and the Underground Railroad. Nine quilt projects combine historic blocks with Barbara's own designs.
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Pattern pullouts (if applicable) have been separated and presented as single pages.
#10474D
114p color
print on demand edition
8.5 x 11
ISBN: 978-1-57120-364-9
(eISBN: 978-1-60705-386-6)
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