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The novel follows Jonathan Carrick, a white man who was sold as a child to a Kansas tobacco farmer after the Civil War. Victim of a brutal slave‑like system, Jonathan endures harsh labor, humiliation, and the loss of his childhood. As the railroad expands across the prairie, he seeks escape in the burgeoning towns of Sweetbrier and Denver, working as a brakeman on the Trans‑Continental line. Along the way he befriends a fellow runaway and encounters a preacher, all while pursuing an education denied to him initially. The narrative explores the psychological impact of forced servitude and the relentless pursuit of personal freedom within the broader context of American expansion.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Joan Brady
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