| Description |
1 online resource (554 pages). |
| Series |
The Daybreak series |
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Wiegenstein, Steve.
Daybreak series.
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Set during the brink of the Civil War, this beautifully written novel traces James Turner, a charming, impulsive writer and lecturer; Charlotte, his down-to-earth bride; and Cabot, an idealistic Harvard-educated abolitionist as they are drawn together in a social experiment deep in the Missouri Ozarks. Inspired by utopian dreams of building a new society, Turner is given a tract of land to found the community of Daybreak: but not everyone involved in the project is a willing partner, and being the leader of a remote farming community isn't the life Turner envisioned. Charlotte, confronted with the hardships of rural life, must mature quickly to deal with the challenges of building the community while facing her husband's betrayals and her growing attraction to Cabot. In turn, Cabot struggles to reconcile his need to leave Daybreak and join the fight against slavery with his desire to stay near the woman he loves. As the war draws ever closer, the utopians try to remain neutral ... |
| Contents |
Cover; Full Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgment; Epigraph; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Book Club Questions; About the Author. |
| Subject |
American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Utopias -- Fiction.
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Abolitionists -- Fiction.
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Ozark Mountains -- Fiction.
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Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
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FICTION -- Historical.
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Abolitionists. (OCoLC)fst00794478
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Utopias. (OCoLC)fst01163359
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Missouri. (OCoLC)fst01204724
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United States -- Ozark Mountains.
(OCoLC)fst01243486
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FICTION / General.
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1865
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Historical fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780982880661 |
| ISBN |
9780982880685 (electronic bk.) |
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0982880685 (electronic bk.) |
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