Great escapes : real tales of harrowing getaways
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Bell Memorial Library - Nunda - Children's Nonfiction
J 365.641 CUM
1 available
J 365.641 CUM
1 available
Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 365.641 Cummings
1 available
J 365.641 Cummings
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bell Memorial Library - Nunda - Children's Nonfiction | J 365.641 CUM | Available |
Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Children's Nonfiction | J 365.641 Cummings | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Australasian Antarctic Expedition -- (1911-1914) -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Craft, Ellen -- Juvenile literature.
Craft, William -- Juvenile literature.
Escaped prisoners -- Juvenile literature.
Escapes -- Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves -- Juvenile literature.
Germany (East) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Gronowski, Simon, -- 1931- -- Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Belgium -- Juvenile literature.
Mawson, Douglas, -- 1882-1958 -- Juvenile literature.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Craft, Ellen -- Juvenile literature.
Craft, William -- Juvenile literature.
Escaped prisoners -- Juvenile literature.
Escapes -- Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves -- Juvenile literature.
Germany (East) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Gronowski, Simon, -- 1931- -- Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Belgium -- Juvenile literature.
Mawson, Douglas, -- 1882-1958 -- Juvenile literature.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Juvenile literature.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"True stories" -- Cover and title page.
General Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 123).
Description
Facing lifelong separation, William and Ellen Craft fled north in disguise, risking detection at every turn, all for the sake of freedom from slavery... Douglas Mawson battled a power greater than any human villain when Mother Nature trapped him in her icy Antarctic jaws... In 1943, Nazi guards packed hundreds of Belgian Jews into train cars headed for Auschwitz. Simon Gronowski, 11 years old, was determined to escape... Three inmates vanished from Alcatraz in 1962, never to be seen again... During the Cold War, 29 Germans from communist-controlled East Germany escaped through a tunnel under the Berlin Wall.
Target Audience
Ages 9-12.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cummings, J. D. (2017). Great escapes: real tales of harrowing getaways . Nomad Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cummings, Judy Dodge. 2017. Great Escapes: Real Tales of Harrowing Getaways. North Mankato, Minnesota: Nomad Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cummings, Judy Dodge. Great Escapes: Real Tales of Harrowing Getaways North Mankato, Minnesota: Nomad Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cummings, Judy Dodge. Great Escapes: Real Tales of Harrowing Getaways Nomad Press, 2017.
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