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Beyond the River : The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
Beyond the River The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
Author: Ann Hagedorn
From the highest hill above the town of Ripley, Ohio, you can see five bends in the Ohio River. You can see the hills of northern Kentucky and the rooftops of Ripley's riverfront houses. And you can see what the abolitionist John Rankin saw from his house at the top of that hill, where for nearly forty years he placed a lantern each night to gui...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780684870663
ISBN-10: 0684870665
Publication Date: 2/3/2004
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Paperback
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In this book, Ann Hagedorn tells the story of the participants in the Ripley line of the Underground Railroad. John Rankin, an abolitionist, and his family and friends, risk their lives to guide thousands of runaway slaves to safety across the river into the free state of Ohio.


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