A Most Perilous Journey

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(166 166 166 1)>Wisconsin widow Hanneke Bauer a German immigrant is a fervent abolitionist. After yearning to play an active role on the Underground Railroad she agrees to help shepherd a Negro woman on her journey from slavery to freedom. Several Railroad conductors have recently been killed in southern Wisconsin so she is acutely aware of the dangers she faces. Finding the latest victim's body is frightening but does not deter her. She soon learns however that nothing could have prepared her for the perils waiting along the journey. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(166 166 166 1)>Hanneke believes that future Underground Railroad trips are essential...but can she live long enough to make them? </span></p><p><br></p>