作者 : Milton Meltzer 出版社:Harcourt, INC. 出版日期:1990年 語言:英文 ISBN:9780152055189 頁數:262頁 裝訂:精裝 規格:13.7 * 20.3 cm
Teenage Joshua Bowen is on a search for his life's mission. He leaves the farm where he grew up to try his hand at preaching and logging. Along the way he meets a runaway slave and discovers his true calling-as an abolitionist. Josh travels to small country towns to lecture on the evils of slavery, but his views often spark strong disapproval. Frustrated, he takes a more daring route and becomes an agent of the Underground Railroad, Josh must use all of his cunning and bravery to help desperate slaves reach safety. But after dozens of successful rescues, Kentucky slave owners capture him and convict him of "enticing slaves to leave their owners". Locked away in prison with a long sentence looming before him, Josh struggles to hold on to his ideals and sense of self. And when freedom comes sooner than expected, he must decide if he will again take the kind of risks that got him imprisoned in the first place.
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