The purchase
In 1798, Daniel Dickinson, a young Quaker father and widower, leaves his home in Pennsylvania to establish a new life. He sets out with two horses, a wagonful of belongings, his five children, a 15-year-old orphan wife, and a few land warrants for his future homestead. When Daniel suddenly trades a horse for a young slave, Onesimus, it sets in motion a struggle in his conscience that will taint his life forever, and sets in motion a chain of events that lead to two murders and the family's strange relationship with a runaway slave named Bett.
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Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0771079354
- ISBN: 9780771079351
- ISBN: 9780307908414
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352 pages - Publisher Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, [2012]
- Copyright ©2012
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Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 29.99 |
Awards Note: | Governor General Literary Award for Adult Fiction, 2012. |