The Road to Frogmore by Carolyn P. Schriber – Book Trailer – Video




The Road to Frogmore by Carolyn P. Schriber - Book Trailer
Book trailer for #39;The Road to Frogmore #39; by Carolyn P. Schriber What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Laura Towne and her lifelong friend, Ellen Murray, joined the Port Royal Experiment in 1862 to test their abolitionist ideals against the realities of the abandoned slaves in South Carolina #39;s Low Country. They traveled as part of a reputable band of missionaries from Boston and New York under the sponsorship of Salmon P. Chase, President Abraham Lincoln #39;s Secretary of the Treasury. It seemed like a great idea at the time, until . . . . . . until they experienced the climate mdash;torrential rainfalls, violent storms, searing heat, long periods of dense What could possibly go wrong? fog tainted by foul-smelling swamp gasses, huge cockroaches, bedbugs, and swarming clouds of mosquitoes and "no-see-ums" that left nasty bites in their wake. . . . until they met the slaves themselves mdash;full of fear and resentment toward white people caused by centuries of cruelty; slaves who had been forbidden to learn to read or write or even to experience the outside world; slaves whose superstitions included night hags who sucked the breath from the unwary, evil graybeards who haunted local trees, and condemned spirits who rolled up and down the roads at night in balls of fire. . . . until the missionaries #39; dedication found itself tested by lack of food, medicine, equipment, and the bare necessities of life . . . until the unity of the abolitionist effort fell apart during quarrels caused by religious ...From:avalongraphicsViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:25More inEntertainment

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