West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship (J. Arthur Moore- JUV) Chess 5 x 11 x 96

5 x 11 x 96

Lee betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose

One historian’s journey to find the end of the Civil War—and

After many years of practice

Founded in the 1700s by James Gettys

West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship (J. Arthur Moore- JUV) Chess 5 x 11 x 96When Thomas Reynold's best friend, Daniel Russell, a slave by birth, was in danger of being taken from his kindly owner and sold by a heartless bank owner, Thomas and his pa devised a dangerous plan to help Daniel escape westward into Indian Territory. Set during the early days of the Civil War, in the spring of 1862, in the northwest corner of Arkansas, "West to Freedom" is the story of that journey and the dangers encountered along the way.