The Underground Railroad: a novel
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New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Anchor books edition.
Physical Desc:
313 pages ; 21 cm
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"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"--Publisher's description.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780345804327, 0345804325
Lexile measure:
890

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General Note
"First Anchor Books edition, January 2018"--Title page verso.
General Note
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2016"--Title page verso.
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"--Publisher's description.
Awards
National Book Award, 2016.
Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence for Fiction Winner, 2017.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Whitehead, C. (2018). The Underground Railroad: a novel. First Anchor books edition. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2018. The Underground Railroad: A Novel. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Whitehead, Colson, 1969-, The Underground Railroad: A Novel. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Whitehead, Colson. The Underground Railroad: A Novel. First Anchor books edition. New York, Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

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