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The Underground Railroad / Colson Whitehead.
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524736255
- ISBN: 1524736252
- ISBN: 9781524736279
- ISBN: 1524736279
- Physical Description: 9 audio discs (11 hour) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Audio, [2016]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Oprah's Book Club : 2016 selection"--Container. Title from container. Compact disc. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Bahni Turpin. |
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| Genre: | Audiobooks. Historical fiction. |
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Summary:
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels.
