{"product_id":"the-tree-a-journey-to-freedom-paperback","title":"The Tree: A Journey to Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMinnette Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer entire life Epsie has heard whispers about the Tree. When she can longer tolerate her own devastation and her friends' suffering, she leaves in the night, knowing that her only chance for salvation is the Tree, the Underground Railroad, and the Quakers that man it. If a running-away can reach the Tree's safety, he or she can escape the dangerous slave patrols. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legend of the Tree circulating throughout the slave community is one that few dare speak of. In hushed voices they whisper that no slave can be harmed near it or hung from its branches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA harrowing historical fiction, Epsie's journey from slave to free woman reveals the lengths one has to traverse when the goal is freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnette Coleman is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blacksmith's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Death by Unknown Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, both historical novels. An active member of the Harlem Writers Guild, Coleman also wrote \u003ci\u003eHand-Me-Downs\u003c\/i\u003e, a one-woman show that she toured across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer research for \u003ci\u003eThe Tree\u003c\/i\u003e began after she graduated from Guilford College, on whose campus grows a centuries-old tree that is part of the Underground Railroad tour and history. As historian for the Black Alumni Advisory Board of Guilford College, Coleman researched how this tree served as a focal point for \"running aways\" and the Quakers who helped them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColeman's father was the city editor of the\u003ci\u003e Atlanta Daily World\u003c\/i\u003e, and her grandfather was one of the city's last blacksmiths. A wife, mother, and grandmother, Coleman lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 422\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52521421046067,"sku":"9780692884485","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R3BkWnUxUFNFeFJFM2MyYVY0d09oZz09.webp?v=1760532795","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-tree-a-journey-to-freedom-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}