Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books: Beacon to Freedom : The Story of a Conductor on the Underground Railroad (Paperback)

Not as well-known as Harriet Tubman's story to most readers, Beacon to Freedom recounts how Reverend John Rankin provided safety through the Underground Railroad to more than 2,000 people as they tried to escape slavery. Reverend John Rankin is credited with providing safety through the Underground Railroad to more than 2,000 people as they tried to escape slavery. Not as well-known as Harriet Tubman's story to most readers, Beacon to Freedom recounts in an illlustrated, nonfiction narrative how Rankin guided runaways across the wide Ohio River with a light in his window, giving them hope in a time of great fear and danger.