Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1945. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of African American migration within the United States, from the Underground Railroad in pre-civil war days, to the years following the Emancipation when newly freed slaves headed north and west, and during World War I when there was a labor shortage in the factories of the North and continuing up until the time this book was written. SIGNED on the front endpaper by both authors and inscribed by Conroy ' For my friend Gloria Freidman with the best of wishes" and dated 10/12/45 and underneath this appears 'and also those of' and the signature of Bontemps. References, index. 266 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (2004). First edition - The first full scale biography of this important figure in American history. Illiterate but deeply religious, Tubman fled Maryland in her early20s and escaped to Philadelphia, but within a year was drawn back to the South, first to help family members slated for auction and then to rescue others. She became the first and only woman, and one of the few fugitive slaves to work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. When the Civil War broke out, Tubman acted as a scout and a spy while serving with the Union Army in North Carolina. Notes, bibliography. vii, 259 pp.

Greensboro, NC: Unicorn Press, 1986. SIGNED first edition - A series of poems which tell the history of blacks in America - included are sections on the Underground Railroad, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Cornish's own family, and commentaries on modern events. SIGNED on the title page by Cornish (who in 2008 received some of the recognition he deserved when he was named the first Poet Laureate of Boston.) 85 pp. ISBN: 0-87775-196x.

New York: Macmillan, 1969. Hardcover - Classic story for older children by this Newbery award winning writer about the mystery surrounding an old house in Ohio that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. An ALA Notable Book.

New York: Dell - Laurel Leaf, 1978. Classic story for older children by this Newbery award winning writer about the mystery surrounding an old house in Ohio that was a stop on the Underground Railroad. An ALA Notable Book. ISBN: 0-440-936799.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1993). dj. Hardcover - A history of slavery in America, written for children, and focusing on those who escaped slavery and on the Underground Railroad. Includes stories of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Josiah Henson, and others. Beautifully Illustrated with soft full-page black and white drawings by the Dillons. ISBN: 0-394-828739.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1993). dj. Hardcover first edition - A history of slavery in America, written for children, and focusing on those who escaped slavery and on the Underground Railroad. Includes stories of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Josiah Henson, and others. Beautifully Illustrated with soft full-page black and white drawings by the Dillons. Large format. ISBN: 0-394-828739.

New York: Atheneum, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A story of running away from slavery and the journey North along the Underground Railroad as seen from the perspective of a young unnamed girl. The title refers to legends that quilts had hidden meanings and were hung to indicate safe houses. Beautifully illustrated in full color by James E. Ransome, including colorful log cabin quilt endpapers. SIGNED and dated opposite the title page by the illustrator, James Ransome, with a small drawing and the words "Keep reading!" Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-689-822278.

Scarsdale, New York: Bradbury Press, (1972_ dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Young adult novel by this Newbery and Wilder award winning writer: In 1835, Nineteen-year-old Josh Bowen becomes an abolitionist conductor (a "slave stealer") on the Underground Railroad, an act that leads to his trial and imprisonment. Author's afterword. While a novel, this is based in part on the fragmentary records of a young man who was imprisoned until the middle of the Civil War. SIGNED by the author on a blank preliminary page. Maps by Eros Keith. 220 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Ann Grifalconi. ISBN: 0-878880518.

New York: Vanguard, 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - A story for older children set against an authentic background of country life in Vermont and the Underground Railroad as a group of children try to find out if there is any truth in the stories Grandpa told about an old house.