· Chasing the North Starhas won the Southern Book Award for Historical Fiction. Mockingbird, a poem. Mockingbird, a poem by Robert Morgan, published by Broadstone Books, Ann Street, Frankfort, Kentucky Price: $ · Chasing the North Star: A Novel. Published: April 5, by Algonquin Books. Order online: Indiebound | Barnes Noble | Amazon. “Chasing the North Star is an epic journey, and Morgan’s vision of our dark past shines brilliantly detailed, deeply satisfying, and ultimately hopeful.”. — Charles Frazier, author of Nightwoods and Cold Mountain. · Inspired by the true story of a runaway slave who was taken in by Morgan's family, Chasing the North Star tells a tale of two teenage slaves who escape from plantations in the Carolinas, link up by accident, and make their way through many dangers and narrow escapes all the way to Ithaca, New York, in
Robert Morgan tells the spellbinding story of two runaway slaves during the Civil War NC Bookwatch | Robert Morgan, Chasing the North Star | Season 18 | Episode | LPB Skip to Main Content. In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in , on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave. He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes. Chasing the North Star by Robert Morgan is the gripping and convincing story of a bright and courageous slave in the American South during the 's who runs away seeking freedom. Richly imaginative and thoroughly well researched, Morgan walks the reader through an extensive and thrilling escape, filled with fiery insight and deep personal.
In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in , on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave. He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back—no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where to head, except north, following a star that he prays will be his guide. In his latest historical novel, bestselling author Robert Morgan brings to full and vivid life the story of Jonah Williams, who, in , on his eighteenth birthday, flees the South Carolina plantation on which he was born a slave. He takes with him only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back--no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where to head, except north, following a star. Chasing the North Star by Robert Morgan is the gripping and convincing story of a bright and courageous slave in the American South during the ’s who runs away seeking freedom. Richly imaginative and thoroughly well researched, Morgan walks the reader through an extensive and thrilling escape, filled with fiery insight and deep personal conviction.
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