TY - BOOK AU - Adler,David A. TI - A picture book of Harriet Tubman U1 - 305.567 ADL PY - 2001/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - National Braille Press KW - Tubman, Harriet, KW - Slaves KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - African Americans KW - Underground railroad KW - Antislavery movements N1 - Contracted braille overlay; Guided reading: M; Original version; 1st ed; New York : Holiday House, 1992; (Children's Braille Book club); 082341065X N2 - Harriet Tubman, born a slave, escaped north to freedom by using the Underground Railroad, a system of safe houses that led through the American south. Once free, she went back and rescued many other slaves, and also worked as a nurse and spy during the American Civil War. A brave and courageous woman, she was admired by many and, because she led so many slaves to freedom, was called "Moses" by her people. ER -