Publication

2002 - Knopf, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

59,250 words, Guess

Page Count

237 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivetroubledontlast00pear
  • ISBN-100375814906
  • ISBN-100375914900
  • ISBN-139780375814907
  • ISBN-139780375914904
and 4 more
  • Goodreads953870', '533105
  • LibraryThing708365
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001038109
  • Open LibraryOL3948642M

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.P3166 Tr 2002

Description

Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler's slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he's ever known--until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel's not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past--and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new life--and a poignant reunion--in Canada.In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don't Last includes an historical note and map.From the Hardcover edition.

Description

Samuel, an eleven-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Links

Other Editions

  • Trouble don't lastKnopf2002-01-01

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