"In 1855, thoroughly Southern student Fletcher Randall leaves his father's North Carolina plantation to attend Princeton University. There he is exposed to different opinions about slavery and the plantation life, and he begins to conspire to bring a mass exodus of slaves through the Underground Railroad. His chief helper is a black slave named Harpin' John, whose harmonica music will play a major role in the escape plan, set for Christmas Eve."
"Ce court roman est comme une retombée de son célèbre ##Racines## en ce qu'il rapporte une série d'épisodes relatifs aux esclaves du Sud avant la guerre de Sécession."
"A sophomore at Princeton in 1955, southerner Fletcher Randall meets a group of Quaker Friends and eventually becomes involved in the Underground Railroad."
"Wanneer een jongeman uit het zuiden van de Verenigde Staten in 1855 aan een noordelijke universiteit studeert, raakt hij overtuigd van de gruwelen van de slavenhandel en gaat de Quakers helpen hen te laten ontsnappen naar het Noorden."
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