Fromaward-winningauthor-illustratorDonTatecomesaremarkablepicturebookbiographyofWilliamStill,knownasFatheroftheUndergroundRailroad.WilliamStill’sparentsescapedslaverybuthadtoleavetwooftheirchildrenbehind,atragedythathauntedthefamily.Asayoungman,WilliamwenttoworkforthePennsylvaniaAnti-SlaverySociety,whereheraisedmoney,plannedrescues,andhelpedfreedomseekerswhohadtravelednorth.Oneday,astrangelyfamiliarmancameintoWilliam’soffice,searchingforinformationabouthislong-lostfamily.Coulditbe?Motivatedbyhisownfamily’sexperience,WilliamStillbegancollectingthestoriesofthousandsofotherfreedomseekers.Asaresult,hewasabletoreuniteotherfamiliesandbuildaremarkablesourceofinformation,includingencounterswithHarrietTubman,Henry“Box“Brown,andWilliamandEllenCraft.Award-winningauthor-illustratorDonTatebringstolifetheincredible,truestoryofWilliamStill,amanwhodedicatedhislifetorecordingthestoriesofenslavedpeoplefleeingtofreedom.Tate’spowerfulwordsandartworkaresuretoinspireyoungreadersinthisfirst-everpicturebookbiographyoftheFatheroftheUndergroundRailroad.
