Facts & Fabrications - Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery: - 8 Projects - 20 Blocks - First-Person Accounts - Paperback
Facts & Fabrications - Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery: - 8 Projects - 20 Blocks - First-Person Accounts - Paperback
Description
by Barbara Brackman (Author)
Did Quilts Really Lead the Way to Freedom?
- What role did quilts play? Barbara explores the stories surrounding the Underground Railroad- Read about the people who were there! First-person accounts, newspaper and military records, and surviving quilts all add clues
- YOU decide how to interpret the stories and history, fabrication and facts as you learn about this fascinating time in history
- Excellent resource for elementary through high school learners - curriculum included! Recall an unforgettable phase of our nation's history with America's leading quilt historian. Barbara Brackman presents the most current research on the role of quilts during the time of slavery, emancipation, and the Underground Railroad. Nine quilt projects combine historic blocks with Barbara's own designs.
Author Biography
Barbara Brackman is well known as an authority on Civil War quilts, having written numerous books on quilt history. A founding member of the American Quilt Study Group and inductee to the Quilters Hall of Fame, Barbara lives in Lawrence, Kansas. civilwarquilts.blogspot.com
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