A twig snapped underfoot and the shadowy form of an owl flew past on silent wings. Close by, so close it raised the hair on my scalp, something barked. I whipped around, visions of slave-hunting dogs leaped at us from the brush. aWhat was that!aaA fox, Miss.aaOh.a I knew the bark of a fox. Iad heard it before. Just not on a dark night when I was running through the woods with a fugitive slave.Annie Duncanas pa disappears on his way to the California gold fields and is presumed dead. A widower begins courting Ma. Annie and ...
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A twig snapped underfoot and the shadowy form of an owl flew past on silent wings. Close by, so close it raised the hair on my scalp, something barked. I whipped around, visions of slave-hunting dogs leaped at us from the brush. aWhat was that!aaA fox, Miss.aaOh.a I knew the bark of a fox. Iad heard it before. Just not on a dark night when I was running through the woods with a fugitive slave.Annie Duncanas pa disappears on his way to the California gold fields and is presumed dead. A widower begins courting Ma. Annie and her brothers find little to like about the man, why he even believed in slavery! When a fugitive slave arrives on the Duncan farm, the family conspires to hide him, not only from the slave-catchers, but also from Maas soon-to-be husband.
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Add this copy of A Window to the World to cart. $31.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Publishamerica Inc.
