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Ann Redfield is destined to check out her sibling Jesse through life - two years behind him - completely. Jesse is a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and Ann comes after him there as well. Quakers filled up with a conviction as hard as Pa limestone that slavery can be an abomination to be resisted with any means available, the Redfield sibling and sister lay, sneak, masquerade, and defy their way past would-be enforcers of the hated Fugitive Slave Law. Their activities inevitably lead to complicated connections with other Quakers, pro-slavery neighbours, and the fugitives themselves. When Jesse returns from a run with a fatal fever, accompanied by a fugitive, Josiah, who is also ill and near to death, Ann nurses both back again to health. But precious time is lost, and Josiah, too weakened for winter travel, keeps on at Redfield Plantation where Ann becomes his instructor, friend, and confidant. When grave disappointment disrupts her life, Ann changes to Josiah for comfort, and comfort contributes to intimacy. The result, both poignant and inspiring, contributes to a life-long devotion to one another and their cause. Publisher Judith Redline Coopey brings the Underground Railroad alive, presenting us characters to remember - both real and compassionate, and conflict to explore - when belief in pacifism clashes with dedication to a cause where assault often rules the day.
