The Price of Passage

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>A</strong><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>n absorbing tale of evolution and enlightenment. . . . a vivid story of immigrant experience in a historical presentation that adds the backdrop of Civil War encounters.--<em>Midwest Book Review</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em> </em>A historical novel that feels so relevant to today with its lessons and wisdom. Highly recommended reading. A good book-club choice.--Christine DeSmet Distinguished Faculty Associate University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Studies</strong></p><p></p><p>Anders a schoolmaster's son with the law on his heels sails from Norway yearning for dignity and purpose in America. Maria a boat builder's repressed daughter joins Anders to face the dangers of the New World.</p><p></p><p>Daniel an orphaned slave starts a desperate run to be free of brutal plantation life.</p><p></p><p>From New Orleans up the Mississippi River into America's wild heartland-these hardy souls rely on one another seeking opportunities in a young nation headed for Civil War.</p>