Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa ClineRansome
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appears in Civil War, Poetry, and History.
An evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Awardwinning picture book. We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad...
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appears in Civil War, Poetry, and History.
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