Bibliograph

Twelve travelers, twenty horses, Harriette Gillem Robinet

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Twelve travelers, twenty horses, Harriette Gillem Robinet

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-192)

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maps

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

009-014

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Twelve travelers, twenty horses

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57408555

Responsibility statement

Harriette Gillem Robinet

Summary

On the way to California with their kind new master, thirteen-year-old Jacob, his mother, and other slaves are caught up in adventures that include trying to stop a plot to help the South secede from the Union. On the eve of the 1860 presidential election, thirteen-year-old Jacob Israel Christmas stands for sale at the third slave aution of his life. If Abraham Lincoln is elected, there's a chance he'll taste freedom; if Stephen Douglas wins instead, slavery could spread west. Jacob can't believe his luck when rich Mr. Higgenboom decides to buy him, his mother, and all his friends. But when Jacob begins to suspect his new master of an outrageous plot to stop the Pony Express riders from reaching California with the election news, he knows he must foil the plan!

Target audience

pre adolescent

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