Author : Beth Kempton
Publisher : Hay House UK Limited
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 34,39 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1781808058
"Get clarity on what really matters to you; figure out how to live the life you want, whatever your circumstances; make a shift from worry and fear to feeling alive and inspired; find the courage and confidence to shape your future; reignite old passions, and discover new ones; feel much freer, and happier, every single day"--Amazon.com.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802486525
Jordan escaped slavery once. Must he escape again? Ashadowy figure lurks on the dark riverfront near the Christina. Libby is sure that it must be the cruel slave trader Riggs, who has vowed that no slave of his will ever escape alive. Does Riggs suspect that the runaway Jordan is hiding on her pa’s steamboat? Track Libby, Caleb, and Jordan in the second book of the Freedom Seeker’s series as they race to keep Jordon free from the clutches of slavery. Libby and Caleb scan the crowds of passengers bound for the Minnesota Territory. Has Riggs slipped by and boarded the Christina unnoticed? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 2013-01-23
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802486517
One choice will change Libby’s life forever. Libby Norstad’s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on the Christina, her father’s steamboat, Libby’s curiosity ensnares her in a mystery. What is the closely held secret of Caleb, the cabin boy who seems determined to make her life miserable? And how can Jordan, a fugitive slave, possibly reach safety and freedom? The night is dark. As three men race to the riverfront, bloodhounds follow their tracks. Through her journey to compassion, will Libby become a freedom seeker? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
Author : Daniel D. Hill
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Stoddart
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802486533
She failed her friend and risked his safety. Will Libby’s mistake destroy their mission? The Christina steams south while Caleb and Jordan finalize their plans. But someone overhears Libby talking about the scheme—will they tell the authorities that Jordan is a runaway slave? Sick at heart, Libby knows she has let down her friends. She risked Jordan's freedom, and she endangered the mission to rescue his family. Will Caleb and Jordan trust her to help in the Underground Railroad? Everything seems to be going against the rescue. Will they find a way to salvage the life-and-death mission? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,96 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 080248655X
In a strange city, finding help might be a matter of life or death. Can the Freedom Seekers spot the eerie signal in time to secure their safety? Jordan makes plans to travel to Chicago and turn over the gift to help fugitive slaves. But then a dangerous man escapes, and if he recognizes Libby, Jordan, and Peter, they will be in danger. When a disguise for Libby seems the only answer, it will require a sacrifice she isn't sure she's willing to make. Will a life-threatening steamboat accident and Libby’s new willingness to forgive bring the breakthrough she needs? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
Author : Damian Alan Pargas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1107179556
Examines the experiences of runaway slaves in North America, conceptually dividing the continent into three distinct 'spaces of freedom'.
Author : Gwenyth Swain
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1575057166
The son of a wealthy, repected admiral, William Penn did what was forbidden in seventeenth-century England--he openly practiced the Quaker religion. Penn dreamed of a place with freedom of religion. He asked for land in the New World and was given a colony called Pennsylvania. His success in establishing a new and just government there later became the blueprint for thirteen newly independent colonies.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 13,4 MB
Release : 2013-06-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802486568
When winter draws near, how will the Christina escape the untimely, fast-approaching ice storm? In the dark of night come the rapid strokes of the ship’s bell, dense fog, and the slap of paddlewheels against water—and then the whistle screams a warning. A steamboat’s coming too fast, too close. Run! Out of the darkness and danger come the piercing notes of a gifted fiddler. His face seems to hold a secret. What is the fiddler’s challenge for the Freedom Seekers of every place and time? How will the Freedom Seekers answer Captain Norstad’s questions: “What is most important to you? What do you really want?” From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
Author : Lois Walfrid Johnson
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 15,38 MB
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802486541
Captain Norstad stood up to a swindler, but now he might lose the riverboat they all love. “Sometimes there’s a cost for doing the right thing,” Captain Norstad stated. Will he and the other Freedom Seekers recover the stolen money before a double payment is due? When the Freedom Seekers learn that Micah Parker has escaped and is running for the Mississippi River, they leave the Christina and take up the search. They request the help of the Underground Railroad, but will they find Micah before the slave catchers? When God’s law and man’s law conflict, which will they choose to follow? From the golden age of steamboats, the rush of immigrants to new lands, and the dangers of the Underground Railroad come true-to-life stories of courage, integrity, and suspense in the Freedom Seekers series.
