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Author Tobin, Jacqueline, 1950-

Title Hidden in plain view : the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad / Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Anchor Books, 2000.
©1999

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  973.7115 TOBIN    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  973.7 TOB    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  973.7115 TOB    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  973.7 TOB    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  973.7115 TOB    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  973.7115 T55H    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.7115 T629H    Check Shelf
Edition First Anchor Books edition.
Description x, 220 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm
Note "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday in 1999"--T.p. verso.
"New to the paperback edition is an afterword by Jacqueline Tobin and Raymond Dobard, revealing and explicating the second part of Ozella's Code, which instructed fugitives how to survive the journey to Canada, and freedom"--Cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-220
Contents The Fabric of heritage: Africa and African American quiltmaking -- The Underground railroad -- "There are five square knots ..." -- "The Monkey wrench turns the wagon wheel ..." -- "Once they got to the crossroads ..." -- "Flying geese stay on the drunkard's path ..." -- Steal away -- African American quilts: style and traditions.
Subject Underground Railroad.
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Communication -- History -- 19th century.
African American quilts -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century.
Ciphers -- History -- 19th century.
Added Author Dobard, Raymond G.
ISBN 0385497679 paperback
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