Three-Fifths FreedomAuthor House, 2004 M09 13 - 412 páginas Two wealthy and political, post-revolutionary American families meet to celebrate a wedding. An industry magnate, the groom’s father is a staunch abolitionist, unyielding in his control of the moral high road. Maintaining that slavery is essential for present society, the other father is Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor. Each family is confronted by their deepest, often unquestioned, philosophies, as they struggle with the essential rights for which they fought as patriots of the new nation. With passion in their convictions, love blooms in the Virginian wilderness. Slavery, agriculture, commerce, a presidential election, and legal and religious mores create unfolding tension between the families and in the community. Slaves revolt on a neighboring farm creating their own independence in an escape that is gripping and humorous. Evil overseers and constables, murderers, man-hunters, highwaymen, scheming politicians, preachers, and a dozen desperate people wishing to be free, swirl together in a cast of characters that will enlighten and delight. Accurate down to the bends in the rivers, the smell of wood smoke curls up from the pages. Enter this novel and you step into 1796. These people’s struggles are your own. You will not be able to rest comfortably in the then new-normalcy of America – you will have to take sides! ¤ Three-Fifths Freedom is the first book in a series. Look for R. Erich Telsch’s The Crossroads Impasse in bookstores soon. |
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1 | |
9 | |
15 | |
19 | |
Chapter Five Clowns and Puppets | 27 |
Chapter Six Endings | 35 |
Chapter Seven Gleanings | 43 |
Chapter Eight By the Waters | 51 |
Chapter Twentytwo Bow our Heads | 191 |
Chapter Twentythree Happiness and Hope | 201 |
Chapter Twentyfour Wrapped and Swaddled | 211 |
Chapter Twentyfive More Storm Less Rain | 219 |
Chapter Twentysix Rumblings | 231 |
Chapter Twentyseven Cracks by the Firelight | 241 |
Chapter Twentyeight Shackles and Alms | 253 |
Chapter Twentynine Fragrance | 269 |
Chapter Nine Storm Clouds | 59 |
Chapter Ten Hurricane Season | 69 |
Chapter Eleven Helping Hands | 81 |
Chapter Twelve Victuals for Vicars | 93 |
Chapter Thirteen Morning has Broken | 101 |
Chapter Fourteen The Forenoon Watch | 109 |
Chapter Fifteen My Kingdom for a Horse | 117 |
Chapter Sixteen Flocks of Geese | 123 |
Chapter Seventeen Into Thy Hands | 137 |
Chapter Eighteen A Rising Tide | 145 |
Chapter Nineteen Discovery | 159 |
Chapter Twenty Just Family | 169 |
Chapter Twentyone Lions and Lambs | 179 |
Chapter Thirty Mind your Business | 279 |
Chapter Thirtyone Funerary and Squeeze Boxes | 293 |
Chapter Thirtytwo Sweet Sorrow | 311 |
Chapter Thirtythree Genus Rosa | 325 |
Chapter Thirtyfour Beside Still Waters | 343 |
Chapter Thirtyfive And Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest | 357 |
Chapter Thirtysix Rainbows in the Making | 369 |
Chapter Thirtyseven Throwing Dreams into the Night | 377 |
Chapter Thirtyeight With Rhyme and Reason | 391 |
About The Author | 405 |
Back Cover | 407 |