Title: And Face the Unknown
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: CD Harper
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages: 232
Language: English
ISBN – 978-1-47594-754-0
Purchase: iUniverse
As Levy
clings to a tree high above a river and tries to catch his breath, he doesn’t
know what to do next. He has been a slave for Mr. Willoughby since he was
little boy, and now things are changing. Unsure of what year it is, Levy escapes
the jaws of slavery on the cotton plantation. He is a runaway slave without a
plan.
As soon as he
sees a boat floating in the river, Levy knows what he must do. With Mr.
Willoughby on his tail, Levy boards the boat and hides behind the big wheel. As
he somehow eludes capture, he begins a journey with a colored captain at the
helm who works for none other than Levy’s former owner. As the captain takes
Levy under his wing and they travel down the river, Levy finally learns what
it’s like to be a free man with choices and the ability to make decisions for
himself. But danger lurks around every curve, and Levy soon finds that his
journey to independence will not come without challenges.
In the second
installment of this historical tale, a Lincoln-freed Colored risks everything
in order to realize the sweet taste of liberty and justice for all.
CD Harper is a retired professor and
arts administrator who holds degrees from the University of Illinois and St.
Louis University. His first novel, Covenant, began the story that now continues
in And Face the Unknown, the second installment of an intended trilogy. He and
his wife reside in Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
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