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Freedom by any means : con games, voodoo schemes, true love and lawsuits on the Underground Railroad / Betty DeRamus.

Author: DeRamus, Betty.

Edition Statement:1st Atria Books hardcover ed.

Imprint:New York : Atria Books, 2009.

Descriptionxi, 305 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Note:Bk. I: Prisoners of love. The big bluff ; Waters of hope ; He had to have her ; Romeo must live ; Aunt Sally's coffeehouse ; The pregnant pilgrim ; The six-gun solution ; These feet were made for walking ; A penny for your pain -- Bk. II: Tricks and traps on the road to freedom. The breakfast of generals ; The danger of being Dangerfield ; Fake lawyers and phony washing machines ; Horse hair can be handy ; And the Oscar goes to-- -- Bk. III: That cold black magic. Don't call her mammy.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-289) and index.

Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries



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