04026cam a2200733 4500 526757720 TxAuBib 20211106120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496720320 1496720326 B07G6QB3GZ Amazon 09a0c7cb-0f52-4e5f-9829-b735fde4afbd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 595221 595221 595221 4393651 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib McPhail, Diane C. The Abolitionist's Daughter [Libby]. Kensington Books, 2019. literary fiction. War. Historical. emancipation proclamation. the south. Fiction. 19th Century. american history. novels. Antebellum South. U.S. Civil War. Coming of age. Civil War. Historical Fiction. Slavery. Abolition. Abolitionist Movement. Civil War history. literature. fiction books. Abolitionist. antebellum. historical novels. US Civil War. civil war historical fiction. historical fiction novels. american historical fiction. historical fiction books. books historical fiction. realistic fiction books. books fiction. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 933kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b><i>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.</i></b><br /> <br /> On a Mississippi morning in 1859, Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family. 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 Emily's companion and often her conscience—and understands all too well the hazards an educated slave must face. Yet even Ginny could not predict the tangled, tragic string of events set in motion as Nathan's family arrives at the Matthews farm.<br /> <br /> 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. As Civil War erupts, Emily, Ginny, and Emily's stoic mother-in-law, Adeline, each face devastating losses. Emily—sheltered all her life—is especially unprepared for the hardships to come. Struggling to survive in this raw, shifting new world, Emily will discover untapped inner strength, an unlikely love, and the courage to confront deep, painful truths.<br /> <br /> <b>"McPhail's first novel sheds light on an often unrecognized part of Civil War history . . . For fans of Charles Frazier's enduring <i>Cold Mountain</i>."</b><br /> —<b><i>Booklist</i></b>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=09a0c7cb-0f52-4e5f-9829-b735fde4afbd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=09a0c7cb-0f52-4e5f-9829-b735fde4afbd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=09a0c7cb-0f52-4e5f-9829-b735fde4afbd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)