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Horseback on the Boston Post Road, 1704
"As the winter of 1704 approaches, New
Englanders are reeling from the news of war with the French and
Indians. A mysterious letter has arrived for Madame Sarah Kemble
Knight, instructing her to bring the identical twin servants,
12-year-old Hester and Philena, on a long dangerous journey by horse
from Boston toward New Haven, Connecticut. But Madame Knight decides to
take only one of the twins, who have been bound in servitude to her
since infancy. Devastated, Hester starts off with her mistress, leaving
her sister behind.
"But Philena soon risks her life to follow
Hester and the Widow. When they finally meet up, the rough trip turns
perilous,. Abandoned by their guides, the travelers face drowning,
starvation, and exhaustion as they make their way through hostile
Indian country, menacing woods, hazardous swamps, and wild rivers. But
neither of the girls can imagine the real reason for the journey that
will end in the fascinating city of New York and change their lives
forever...." -- Quoted from the book jacket of the Minstrel®
edition.
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