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The abolitionist's daughter / Diane C. McPhail.

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. 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.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9008113483 F MACP
Adult fiction   Smithfield Branch . . On Loan . 26 Apr 2024
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ISBN 9781496720306
Author McPhail, Diane C. author.
Title The abolitionist's daughter / Diane C. McPhail.
Published New York : Kensington Books, 2019.
Physical description viii, 326 pages ; 22 cm.
General note "John Scognamiglio Books".
Includes discussion questions.
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. 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.
Subject Abolitionists -- Southern States -- Fiction
Slavery -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
Education -- Fiction
Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Fiction
Abolitionists -- Mississippi -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Mississippi -- Race relations -- 19th century -- Fiction
Mississippi -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
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