Tobin, Jacqueline,  1950- <br/><br/>
Hidden in plain view :  the secret story of quilts and the underground railroad / 
Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard. 
 - 1st Anchor Books ed. 
 - New York, N.Y. :  Anchor Books,  2000, c1952. 
 - x, 220 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. map ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday in 1952"--T.p. verso.  "New to the paperback edition is an afterword by Jacqueline Tobin and Raymond Dobard, revealing and explicating the second part of Ozella's Code, which instructed fugitives how to survive the journey to Canada, and freedom"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220. 
<br/><br/> The Fabric of heritage: Africa and African American quiltmaking --  The Underground railroad --  "There are five square knots ..." --  Monkey wrench turns the wagon wheel ..." --  "Once they got to the crossroads ..." --  "Flying geese stay on the drunkard's path ..." --  Steal away --  African American quilts: style and traditions.  "The 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0385497679 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Underground Railroad.<br/>Fugitive slaves--Communication--History--United States--19th century.<br/>African American quilts--Social aspects--History--19th century.<br/>Ciphers--History--19th century.<br/>Quilts.