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<p>The remarkable, little-known story of William Still, known as the Father of the Underground Railroad from award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate</p> <p>William Still's parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped freedom seekers who had traveled north. And then one day, a strangely familiar man came into William's office, searching for information about his long-lost family. Could it be? </p> <p>Motivated by his own family's experience, William began collecting the stories of thousands of other freedom seekers. As a result, he was able to reunite other families and build a remarkable source of information, including encounters with Harriet Tubman, Henry "Box" Brown, and William and Ellen Craft.
About the Author
Don Tate is an the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children, including Carter Reads The Newspaper (Peachtree, 2019) ; No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and his Kingdom in Kansas (Knopf, 2018) ; Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions (Charlesbridge, 2016) ; The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, (Eerdmans, 2015) ; Hope's Gift (Penguin) ; and The Cart That Carried Martin, (Charlesbridge) .He is the author of Strong As Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became The Strongest Man on Earth (Charlesbridge, 2017) ; Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton (Peachtree, 2015) ; and It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started To Draw (Lee & Low Books, 2012) . Don is a two-time recipient of an Ezra Jack Keats Book Author Award, the winner of a 2016 Christopher Award, and a 2016 Texas Institute of Letters book awards recipient.His forthcoming book, William Still and his Freedom Stories: Father of the Underground Railroad will publish with Peachtree Publishing in November 2020.
