Bibliograph

The abolitionist's daughter, Diane C. McPhail

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The abolitionist's daughter, Diane C. McPhail

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The abolitionist's daughter

Oclc number

1090283004

Responsibility statement

Diane C. McPhail

Summary

"In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores a little-known aspect of Civil War history--Southern Abolitionists--and the timeless struggle to do right even amidst bitter conflict"--, Provided by publisherMississippi, 1859. Judge Matthews is an abolitionist who runs an illegal school for his slaves, hoping to eventually set them free. One, a woman named Ginny, has become his daughter's companion. When Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family, it sets off a tangled, tragic string of events when the family arrives at the Matthews farm. A young doctor, Charles Slate, tends to injured Nathan and begins to court Emily, finally persuading her to become his wife. But their union is disrupted by a fatal clash and a lie that will tear two families apart. -- adapted from back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification