Shedding Grace: The Story of a Young American's Search for JusticeTrafford Publishing, 2006 - 216 Seiten It is the summer of 1769 and the Americans begin to push their conflict with the crown to the point of no return. Jonathan Hamrick, the son of a prominent Boston merchant, has begun his career in the law and is passionately committed to the colonial causes of liberty and freedom. When he is called upon to rescue the failing family business, he finds himself unwillingly engaged in a slave trading venture, which his ailing father believed to be their last hope for financial salvation. He makes a voyage to determine for himself the true nature of this human trafficking and what he learns causes him to question the most fundamental ethical assumptions of his time. Upon his return he finds the town in turmoil and is thrust once again, headlong, into the cauldron of confrontation that would quickly lead to war. But, what had once seemed almost self-evident to him was suddenly not so simple and he was no longer sure what was right or what he believed. |
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Abbey Abby Abigail added African alright Ann Street Arthur Barclay Barthurst began Beresford answered Boston Butcher Captain Levesque captain's gig cargo Castle Celia Colonel Beresford colonies court crew crowd customs house deck defend Dock Square door Dudley duty everything face Faneuil Hall father Fells Point Frankie Freedom friends Gage Governor Wederborn Hamrick answered hand Hannah harbor heard Hester hold Jakin Jonathan answered Jonathan asked Jonathan Hamrick Joseph Josiah Hamrick Judge Holcombe jury knew Lieutenant Governor longboat looked Martinique Miss Wederborn molasses mother Nathaniel Payton night nodded pulling quarterdeck quickly Rachel reacted sail Samuel Adams schooner seemed sheriff ship slave slavery smiled smuggling Sons of Liberty Stamp Act stand sure Tally-Ho Tavern tell There's thought tion told town Townshend Acts trade trial troops trying turned voice wait walked watch Wharf witnesses yelled