![]() This is a timeless tale of spiritual regeneration, moral courage, and powerful humanness, meaningful and memorable to readers of all faiths and all ages. Presents the moving story of a young Southerner who joins the Underground Railroad and helps mastermind the escape of slaves from his fathers plantation on. Other Haley publications include A Different Kind of Christmas, a 1990 book about the underground railroad, and Queen, the story of Haleys paternal. Christmas Eve is the secret date set for the escape.How these two men of such incredibly opposing backgrounds join together to achieve the goal of freedom makesA Different Kind of Christmas soar with unforgettable inspiration. His partner in this plan is a black slave by the name of Harpin' John, a man who plays the harmonica so sweetly it could make a grown man cry. ![]() The time is 1855, and all Fletcher Randall knows and believes about slavery he's learned from his father.But Fletcher goes to school up North, and one or two of his Princeton classmates talk about how wrong slavery is until Fletcher begins to think for himself-and he becomes a traitor to his background, to his family, by conspiring to aid in a mass escape of slaves on the Underground Railroad. ![]() This is a very special novel that sparkles with the same memorable writing that made ROOTS an American classic.This is the story of Fletcher Randall, a nineteen-year-old from North Carolina whose politically powerful father is a plantation owner, and, of course, a slave owner. ![]() A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS By ALEX HALEY 1988 1ST EDITION Hardcover – January 1, 1988 ![]()
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