Chasing the North Star Free Download PDF By Robert Morgan
| Title | : | Chasing the North Star |
| Author | : | Robert Morgan |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 320 pages |
| ISBN | : | 1565126270 |
In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in 1850, on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where to head, except north In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in 1850, on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where to head, except north, following a star that he prays will be his guide Hiding during the day and running through the night, Jonah must elude the men sent to capture him and the bounty hunters out to claim the reward on his head There is one person, however, who, once on his trail, never lets him fully out of sight Angel, herself a slave, yet with a remarkably free spirit In Jonah, she sees her own way to freedom, and so sets out to follow him Bristling with breathtaking adventure, Chasing the North Star is deftly grounded in historical fact yet always gripping and poignant as the story follows Jonah and Angel through the close calls and narrow escapes of a fearsome world It is a celebration of the power of the human spirit to persevere in the face of great adversity And it is Robert Morgan at his considerable best
about Author
Robert Morgan was raised on his family s farm in the North Carolina mountains The author of eleven books of poetry and eight books of fiction, including the bestselling novel Gap Creek, he now lives in Ithaca, New York, where he teaches at Cornell University Librarian Note There is than one author in the GoodReads database with this name See this thread for information.
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In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in 1850, on his eight
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