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Language
English
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Letitia holds nothing more dear than the papers that prove she is no longer a slave. Nancy Hawkins is loathe to leave her settled life for the treacherous journey by wagon train, but she will follow her husband anywhere. Betsy is a Kalapuya Indian, the last remnant of a once proud tribe in the Willamette Valley in Oregon territory. As season turns to season, suspicion turns to friendship, and fear turns to courage, three spirited women will discover...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Free Anderson thought the war was over. But his battle to survive is only just beginning. An old nemesis has been shadowing his every step, just waiting to take revenge. And sure enough, before long Free finds himself framed for rustling and about to be hanged. There's only one man who can save him--a former army buddy turned mustanger named Parks Scott. Problem is, no one knows exactly where Scott has gone. The effort to find the free-roaming former...
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
For freed slave Honey Boutrille, "justice" is a word that no longer bears any weight. After he saves the life of a prostitute by shooting her white, would-be killer, the price on Honey's head sends him on the run. As he narrowly escapes scrape after scrape, he learns to keep one eye in front of him and one eye on his back.
In California, "Twice" Emmerson begins a crime spree. His inflated pride and deadly temper make him a threat to anyone who...
Author
Series
Daughtry House novels volume 2
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"With the Civil War over, Mississippi Belle Joelle Daughtry wants to establish a school to teach freed slaves. But she might have to form an alliance with her childhood nemesis and reveal her deepest secret to make changes in her world--and her heart"--
Author
Series
Lights of Lowell volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jasmine Houston, a widow with a young son, agrees to harbor former slaves at her horse farm outside of Lowell, even though her father, a plantation owner, supports slavery. When a boardinghouse keeper unwittingly becomes involved with a traveling peddler who sells something infinitely more valuable than shoes, Jasmine is devastated to discover that her son and the former slaves have been kidnapped. Jasmine's determination to free them threatens to...
Author
Series
Carolina cousins volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Fire. It had ripped Seffie from her family and stolen her dearest friend. Will she allow it to destroy her one chance at happiness? Growing up a slave, Seffie served as companion to a sickly white girl and learned to read and write and even speak French. But her life of relative comfort soon comes to an end. When loss and tragedy drive the joy from her life, Seffie quickly learns to guard her heart and hide her past. Secretly, Seffie nurtures a new...
Author
Series
Bregdan Chronicles volume 3
Publisher
A Voice In The World Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
"As her beloved city of Richmond is transformed into a deadly Civil War battlefield, spirited Carrie Cromwell puts her medical skills to work in a Confederate hospital. While she fights to save unknown soldiers, the one she cares about the most is lost to her. Meanwhile in the North, Carrie's dear friends, former slaves Rose and Moses have found freedom at last -- only to be separated by war. Can Moses, now a Union spy, elude those who are searching...
Author
Series
Bregdan Chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Bregdan Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"America struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. Promises will be broken, and everyone you have grown to love will be asked to pay a high price to make freedom for the slaves more than just a mockery. Robert fights to emerge from the darkness as Carrie risks everything to bring him back to her. Moses is offered the opportunity of a lifetime, while Rose returns to her roots with a dream that will change everything. Matthew...
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