"A sweeping historical novel tracing a boy's journey into manhood. Set against a backdrop of poverty in 1855 London to America, he is shaped by the events leading up to and including the Civil War. Slavery, shipwrecks, treachery, and enduring romance make this a book to be savored and enjoyed. Is Colin a true orphan, or is Father out there somewhere? Can St. Anne's Church save him from the streets? Does he have talents far beyond what he projects? How is America so different from what he expected? The reality of slavery, ...
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"A sweeping historical novel tracing a boy's journey into manhood. Set against a backdrop of poverty in 1855 London to America, he is shaped by the events leading up to and including the Civil War. Slavery, shipwrecks, treachery, and enduring romance make this a book to be savored and enjoyed. Is Colin a true orphan, or is Father out there somewhere? Can St. Anne's Church save him from the streets? Does he have talents far beyond what he projects? How is America so different from what he expected? The reality of slavery, the struggle of abolitionists, the yearning for freedom, the complications of falling in love with an Irish girl, and the horrors of fighting in the Civil War, all combine to weave a captivating story."--
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