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When Jesse Sherman promises to take a dying slave girl's small son safely to Baltimore, he embarks on a perilous journey that takes him to the darkest depths of humanity where only love, courage, and compassion will see him through, in an exciting novel set against the backdrop of the Civil War. Reprint.
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"Hahn has a marvelous touch when it comes to manipulating her story and heightening the tension in a way that keeps readers on the edge of their seats."
--Booklist
"Fast-paced. . . . The action and suspense will keep readers interested."
--Kirkus Reviews
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
About the Author
Mary Downing Hahn, a former children’s librarian, is the award-winning author of many popular ghost stories, including Deep and Dark and Dangerous and The Old Willis Place. An avid reader, traveler, and all-around arts lover, Ms. Hahn lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her two cats, Oscar and Rufus.
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Promises to the Dead
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ISBN 10: 0064409821
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Promises to the Dead
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