Journeys for Freedom: A New Look at America's Story

by Elspeth Leacock, Susan Buckley Narrated by Adam Grupper

Overview

Experience 20 great moments in American history-from the 1631 quest of Christian libertarian Roger Williams to the 1988 ordeal of Sudanese refugee Peter Malual. -Battle Redcoats with Continental soldier-in-disguise Deborah Sampson (1782). -Pay freedom's price 16 times with devoted freedman Frank McWhorter (1795). -Brave a thousand-mile trek with runaway slaves William and Ellen Craft (1845). -Blast a path through the mountains with the Central Pacific's intrepid Ah Goong (1868). -Flee oppression's hopeless grip with Russian immigrant Mary Antin (1894). -Escape a Nazi concentration camp's brutality with Jewish youth Isi Veleris (1939). Award-winning educational authors Susan Buckley and Elspeth Leacock deliver the third entry in their acclaimed history series. Using compelling vignettes, Journeys for Freedom weaves an enchanting tapestry of U.S. history for children of all ages. Adam Grupper's splendid narration assures that this dramatic audiobook will be listened to again and again. "This lively history focuses on 20 individuals' quest for freedom across U.S. history. The stories are as varied as they are fascinating and often go beyond the personal."-Booklist, starred review

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

Gr 4–8
The authors chronicle 20 journeys, the first in 1631, the last in 1988, that led their participants to escape some form of enslavement or oppression. Relying on documented fact and personal narratives whenever possible, the authors use clear but dramatic prose to describe such courageous and inspirational events as Deborah Sampson's masquerade as a soldier during the Revolutionary War, the flight of the Nez Perce, the revolt on the Amistad , César Chávez's pilgrimage to Sacramento to start the first farm workers' union, and the resettlement of the "lost boys" of the Sudan. Each event receives two pages and is accompanied by small but attractive and carefully detailed color illustrations that accurately depict both the action and the environment in which it occurred. The information is organized in such a way as to be useful for reports, but the volume will attract browsers as well. A first purchase for most collections.
—Grace OliffCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Deborah Sampson enlists in the Continental Army as Robert Shurtliff to join the fight for independence. Imprisoned for six and-a-half years during the Cultural Revolution, Nien Cheng leaves China to come to the U.S. Peter Malual, a "lost boy" of Sudan, survives rebel soldiers, crocodiles and near starvation and finds his way to America. These and 17 other dramatic stories of journeys to freedom make up this purposefully inspirational volume. The writing is clear and direct, and each two-page spread includes a map, a box of facts and a brief description of the journey. Red numbers in the text guide readers to locations on the maps. Continuing the series that began with Journeys in Time (2001) and Places in Time (2001), this will be a handy resource for reading aloud and for history reports. (acknowledgments, notes, index) (Nonfiction. 9-12)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171082536
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/20/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

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