The Resource The underground railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead
The underground railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead
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The item The underground railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System.
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- Summary
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- A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The underground railroad : a novel
- Title
- The underground railroad
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Colson Whitehead
- Subject
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- Underground Railroad
- trueUnderground Railroad
- trueSouthern States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- trueSlavery
- trueRacism
- trueRace (Social sciences)
- trueNorth American people
- History
- 1800-1899
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- trueAmerican people
- trueEscapes
- FICTION -- African American | General
- FICTION -- Historical
- FICTION -- Literary
- Fiction
- trueFreedom
- trueFreedom seekers
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Historical fiction
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- United States
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2017.
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2017.
- Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2017.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2016
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2016
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award: Fiction, 2017.
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2017.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2016
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2016.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10515877
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whitehead, Colson
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3573.H4768
- LC item number
- U53 2016
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Underground Railroad
- Fugitive slaves
- United States
- FICTION
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Fugitive slaves
- Underground Railroad
- United States
- Label
- The underground railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385542364
- Lccn
- 2016000643
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)933420484
- Label
- The underground railroad : a novel, Colson Whitehead
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385542364
- Lccn
- 2016000643
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)933420484
Subject
- Underground Railroad
- trueUnderground Railroad
- trueSouthern States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- trueSlavery
- trueRacism
- trueRace (Social sciences)
- trueNorth American people
- History
- 1800-1899
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- trueAmerican people
- trueEscapes
- FICTION -- African American | General
- FICTION -- Historical
- FICTION -- Literary
- Fiction
- trueFreedom
- trueFreedom seekers
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves
- Historical fiction
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- United States
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
Genre
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- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2017
- trueAfrican American Fiction
- trueAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
- trueArthur C. Clarke Award
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2016
- trueGoodreads Choice Awards: 2016
- trueHurston/Wright Legacy Awards: Fiction
- trueIndies' Choice Book Awards: Adult Fiction
- trueNational Book Awards: Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2016
- truePulitzer Prize: Fiction
- trueStylistically Complex
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Paperback Trade Fiction
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2017.
- Award
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2017.
- Award
- Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2017.
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2016
- Award
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2016
- Award
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award: Fiction, 2017.
- Award
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2017.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2016
- Award
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2016.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017.
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