Across the Wide River: A Novel - Softcover

Reed, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0825435765 ISBN 13: 9780825435768

Publisher: Kregel Publications, 2004

Synopsis

The red brick home of Rev. John Rankin is a beacon—the first northern stop on the Underground Railroad. Across the Ohio River in Kentucky, every slave knows to look for it. They have heard that if they reach that house, they will never be captured. Across the Wide River tells the true story of the selfless sacrifices one Christian family made to help runaway slaves reach freedom.

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About the Author

During her childhood, Stephanie Reed's family would often pass through Ripley on their way to her grandparents' home. The signs she read there about the Rankin house were what prompted her to write this story. After working for nearly a decade with the Dayton Metro Library, Stephanie is currently a volunteer spotter for the National Weather Service. She lives with her husband and two children in Dublin, Ohio.

From the Back Cover

Freedom
Some take it for granted.
Others consider it worth dying for.

Lowry Rankin knows all too well the cost of freedom; after all, his family s red brick home is the first stop on the Underground Railroad north of the Ohio River.

He s seen friends beaten for the color of their skin. He s watched simple farmers make a difference. He s even risked his own life transporting escaped slaves. But will Lowry be able to conquer his greatest fear when he s called to speak out?

This novel captures the excitement of the period, its dangers and moral dilemmas. There is romance and adventure. And, essential to the traditions of the Rankin family, there is witness to the role of God in mankind s affairs, both great and small.

James B. Powers
a Rankin family descendant

Across the Wide River plunges young readers into the life and death drama of the pre-Civil War Underground Railroad.

Peter Marshall
Author, The Light and the Glory and From Sea to Shining Sea

During her childhood, Stephanie Reed's family would often pass through Ripley on their way to her grandparents' home. The signs she read there about the Rankin house were what prompted her to write this story. After working for nearly a decade with the Dayton Metro Library, Stephanie is currently a volunteer spotter for the National Weather Service. She lives with her husband and two children in Dublin, Ohio.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0825435765
• ISBN 13: 9780825435768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176