Klik på en miniature for at gå til Google Books
Indlæser... Stealing South: A Story of the Underground Railroad (2001)af Katherine Ayres
Ingen Indlæser...
Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Hot-tempered Will Spencer is pretty sure of himself when he leaves the small town of Atwater, Ohio to make his fortune as a dry goods peddler. Given his family's history of helping slaves along the Underground Railroad, Will knows he is doing the right thing when he agrees to steal two slaves from a Kentucky farm and reunite them with their brother in Canada. Will becomes confused when he meets slave owners who treat him kindly, and learns that people are not always what they seem. Katherine Ayers' well-researched and easy to read novel portays realistic characters in believable situations. Will's letters to his family are touching, especially when he realizes the horror of the predicament he has gotten himself into. He now knows that good people can do bad things, and vice versa. Doing the right thing can be costly, which Will also learns in the unexpected ending of this this exciting book. NOTE: Ayers is honest in her depiction of slave traders who may force young women to have babies, in order to increase their "stock." ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Belongs to Series
Sixteen-year-old Will Spencer leaves home to become a peddler, but gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to go to Kentucky, steal two slaves, and help them reach their brother in Canada. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsIngen
Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)303Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Social ProcessesLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
Er det dig?Bliv LibraryThing-forfatter. |