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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Underground_RailroadThe Underground Railroad (novel) - Wikipedia

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   The Underground Railroad is a historical fiction novel by American author Colson Whitehead, published by Doubleday in 2016. The alternate history [1] novel tells the story of Cora, a slave in the Antebellum South during the 19th century, who makes a bid for freedom from her Georgia plantation by following the Underground Railroad , which the ...

   • Author: Colson Whitehead

   • Publish Year: 2016

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3. www.amazon.com › Underground-Railroad-PulitzerThe Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National ...

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   Aug 2, 2016 · Editors' pick Best Literature & Fiction. See all formats and editions. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.

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   • Author: Colson Whitehead

   • Price: $13.9
   • Brand: Doubleday

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   Aug 2, 2016 · A historical fiction novel that reimagines the Underground Railroad as a literal network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Follow Cora, a slave who escapes from Georgia to seek freedom, as she encounters different worlds and horrors along the way.

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5. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-underground-railroadThe Underground Railroad Study Guide | Literature ... - LitCharts

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   A comprehensive guide to Colson Whitehead's neo-slave narrative, The Underground Railroad, with summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, and symbols. Learn about the historical and literary context, the plot, and the themes of this award-winning novel.

6. www.sparknotes.com › lit › underground-railroadThe Underground Railroad: Study Guide | SparkNotes

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   A study guide for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning novel by Colson Whitehead. Learn about the historical fiction and magic realism elements, the themes of racism and freedom, and the Amazon Prime adaptation.

7. www.nytimes.com › 2016/08/03 › booksReview: ‘Underground Railroad’ Lays Bare Horrors of Slavery ...

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   Aug 2, 2016 · In his dynamic new novel, Colson Whitehead takes the Underground Railroad — the loosely interlocking network of black and white activists who helped slaves escape to freedom in the decades...

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   Is the Underground Railroad a true story?

   • Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel The Underground Railroad combines elements of historical fiction and magic realism to tell the story of Cora, a girl enslaved on a Georgia plantation who runs away in search of freedom.

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   How does Colson Whitehead use the Underground Railroad?

   • In his dynamic new novel, Colson Whitehead takes the Underground Railroad — the loosely interlocking network of black and white activists who helped slaves escape to freedom in the decades before the Civil War — and turns it from a metaphor into an actual train that ferries fugitives northward.

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   Who wrote the Underground Railroad?

   • The Underground Railroad is a historical fiction novel by American author Colson Whitehead, published by Doubleday in 2016.

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   Who is Ridgeway in the Underground Railroad?

   • Cora and her friend Caesar are pursued by a fanatical, Javert-like slave catcher named Ridgeway, whose failure to find Mabel has made him all the more determined to hunt down her daughter and destroy the abolitionist network that has aided her. [ Colson Whitehead discusses “The Underground Railroad” ]

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9. www.penguinrandomhouse.com › books › 232365The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead: 9780345804327 ...

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   About The Underground Railroad. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ”An American masterpiece” (NPR) that chronicles a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.