Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

Original Biography Of The Author Of Uncle Tom'S Cabin Custom Cover For Your Library Dred Is The Story Of Nina Gordon An Impetuous Young Heiress To A Large Southern Plantation Whose Land Is Rapidly Becoming Worthless. It Is Run Competently By One Of Nina'S Slaves Harry Who Endures A Murderous Rivalry With Nina'S Brother Tom Gordon A Drunken Cruel Slaveowner. Nina Is A Flighty Young Girl And Maintains Several Suitors Before Finally Settling Down With A Man Named Clayton. Clayton Is Socially And Religiously Liberal And Very Idealistic And Has A Down-To-Earth Perpetual-Virgin Sister Anne. In Addition To Harry (Who As Well As Being The Administrator Of Nina'S Estate Is Secretly Also Her And Tom'S Half-Brother) The Slave Characters Include The Devoutly Christian Milly (Actually The Property Of Nina'S Aunt Nesbit) And Tomtit A Joker-Type Character. There Is Also A Family Of Poor Whites Who Have But A Single Devoted Slave Old Tiff. Dred The Titular Character Is One Of The Great Dismal Swamp Maroons Escaped Slaves Living In The Great Dismal Swamp Preaching Angry And Violent Retribution For The Evils Of Slavery And Rescuing Escapees From The Dog Of The Slavecatchers. (Wikipedia Https://Creativecommons.Org/Licenses/By-Sa/3.0/)