The Drifters: A Christian Historical Novel About the Melungeon Shanty Boat People

The Drifters: A Christian Historical Novel About the Melungeon Shanty Boat People image
ISBN-10:

092299319X

ISBN-13:

9780922993192

Released: Nov 14, 2004
Publisher: Marquette Books
Format: Paperback, 311 pages
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Description:

Harriett Holmes was 15 and pregnant when in 1837 she boarded a Kentucky shantyboat that would become her home for the next decade. Life was difficult for many people during the 1800s, but it was especially so for Harriett’s family, because they were Melungeons, a mixed race with low social status. The Drifters follows Harriett and her family through the Trail of Tears, the Civil War and Texas cattle drives. Can a slave help Harriett and her family find solace, redemption and grace through God? This book explores that and other themes in a compelling story about a forgotten ethnic group in American history.












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