01225cam a2200289 4500 142451494 TxAuBib 20010904120000.0 010904s2000||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780786803507 0786803509 TxAuBib Rappaport, Doreen. Freedom River / by Doreen Rappaport; Illustrated by Bryan Collier. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books, 2000. unpaged : Includes bibliographical refernces and index ; 22 cm. Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom. 20010904. Parker, John P., 1827-1900 Juvenile literature. Underground railroad Juvenile literature. Afro-American abolitionists Biography Juvenile literature. Free Afro-Americans Biography-Juvenile literature. Slaves United States Juvenile literature. Ripley (Ohio) Biography Juvenile literature. Collier, Bryan.