Vorab-RezensentenJessica McCann

Winner, Freedom in Fiction Prize Editor's Choice, Historical Novel Reviews "A terrific historical novel -- well executed, emotionally engaging, illuminating an important Supreme Court case and the heart of a heroic woman." ~Jewell Parker Rhodes, American Book Award winner and author of Douglass' Women " Jessica McCann adds flesh and blood to dry history to recreate the savagery and sometimes even the humanity of slavery. This book tears at your heart." ~ Sandra Dallas, New York Times best-selling author of Prayers for Sale and Whiter Than Snow A free woman of color in the 1830s, Margaret Morgan lived a life full of promise. One frigid night in Pennsylvania, that changed forever. They tore her family apart. They put her in chains. They never expected her to fight back. In 1837, Margaret Morgan was kidnapped from her home in Pennsylvania and sold into slavery. The state of Pennsylvania charged her kidnapper with the crime, but the conviction was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the first time a major branch of the federal government had made a pro-slavery stand, and the ruling in Prigg v. Pennsylvania sewed the bitter seeds of the states' rights battle that eventually would lead to the Civil War. Yet, the heart of this story is not a historic Supreme Court ruling. It is the remarkable, unforgettable Margaret Morgan. Show More Her life would never be the same. Her family had been torn apart. Uncaring forces abused her body and her heart. But she refused to give up, refused to stop fighting, refused to allow her soul to be enslaved. Jessica McCann's work as an award-winning journalist has been published in Business Week, The Writer, and many other publications. ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF FREE is her first novel. Learn more about McCann online at www.jessicamccann.com.

A free woman of color in the 1830s, Margaret Morgan lived a life full of promise. One frigid night in Pennsylvania, that changed forever. They tore her family apart. They put her in chains. They never expected her to fight back.In 1837, Margaret Morgan was kidnapped from her home in Pennsylvania and sold into slavery. The state of Pennsylvania charged her kidnapper with the crime, but the conviction was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the first time a major branch of the federal government had made a pro-slavery stand, and the ruling in Prigg v. Pennsylvania sewed the bitter seeds of the states' rights battle that eventually would lead to the Civil War.Yet, the heart of this story is not a historic Supreme Court ruling. It is the remarkable, unforgettable Margaret Morgan. Her life would never be the same. Her family had been torn apart. Uncaring forces abused her body and her heart. But she refused to give up, refused to stop fighting, refused to allow her soul to be enslaved.Jessica McCann's work as an award-winning journalist has been published in Business Week, The Writer, and many other publications. ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF FREE is her first novel. Learn more about McCann online at www.jessicamccann.com.

Note: pdf ebook copies are now available to all requesters. An important, award-winning and profoundly dramatic novel based on the true story of Margaret Morgan, an 1830s free woman of color living as a respected wife, mother and seamstress in Pennsylvania. Margaret was reclaimed by her former owner, in Maryland. After a Pennsylvania court rejected the owner's claim, a Maryland bounty hunter was sent to kidnap Margeret and her children; they were returned to their former owner, who broke up the family and sold Margaret to a South Carolina plantation master. The ensuing court battle between Pennsylvania and Maryland went all the the way to the Supreme Court, becoming the first major legal battle in the arguments over states' rights. Margaret's fate has been lost in the shadows of time, but now journalist Jessica McCann imagines her dignity, strength, determination and courage. Winner of the prestigious Freedom in Fiction prize; to be featured as an Editor's Choice in an upcoming issue of Historical Novels Review. www.bellbridgebooks.com and www.jessicamccann.com. Editor Deborah Smith contact: deborahsmith@bellebooks.com.