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Chariot on the Mountain

Jack Ford

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English
Kensington Publishing
24 September 2019
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction
Based on little-known true events, this astonishing account from Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist Jack Ford vividly recreates a treacherous journey toward freedom, a time when the traditions of the Old South still thrived--and is a testament to determination, friendship, and courage . . .

Based on true events, this astonishing account from Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Jack Ford vividly recreates a treacherous journey toward freedom at a time when the traditions of the Old South still thrived. . .

Two decades before the Civil War, middle-class farmer Samuel Maddox lies on his deathbed. Elsewhere in his Virginia home, a young woman named Kitty knows her life is about to change. She is one of the Maddox family's slaves-and Samuel's biological daughter. When Samuel's wife, Mary, inherits her husband's property, she will own Kitty, too, along with Kitty's three small children.

After Samuel's death, Mary decides to grant Kitty-an educated woman who has been treated more like family than slave-and her children, their freedom. Helped by Quaker families along the Underground Railroad, Mary travels with them to Pennsylvania to file emancipation papers. But Kitty is not yet safe.

Dragged back to Virginia by a gang of slave catchers led by Samuel's own nephew, Kitty takes a defiant step- charging the younger Maddox with kidnapping and assault. On the surface, the move is hopeless. But Kitty has allies-Mary, and Fanny Withers, a socialite who secures a lawyer. The sensational trial that follows will decide the fate of Kitty and her children-and bond three extraordinary yet very different women together in their quest for justice.

""Stunning . . . with a compelling clarity that only someone like Ford can provide.""

-Dan Abrams, ABC News Chief Legal Affairs Anchor

""Ford does an excellent job portraying the warring factions of the time- those in the South who wanted to preserve their way of life, and those who felt slavery was unjust.""

-Publishers Weekly

""A tautly plotted, swiftly moving tale.""

-Sabra Waldfogel, author of Sister of Mine
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Imprint:   Kensington Publishing
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9781496713100
ISBN 10:   1496713109
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jack Ford has been an American news personality for over two decades. Following his early career as a prominent trial attorney, he transitioned to television news and has worked as an anchor/correspondent for Court TV, NBC News, ABC News, and CBS News. He has received two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, an American Radio and Television Award, a National Headliner Award, and the March of Dimes FDR Award. A graduate of Yale University and Fordham University School of Law, he is a visiting lecturer at Yale, NYU, and the University of Virginia, where he teaches a seminar on famous trials.

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