Eighteen-year-old Jonah Williams is a slave on a South Carolina plantation. After being falsely accused of stealing a book, he is lashed viciously, and decides to run away. With only a knife, a few coins, and the North Star for direction, he sets out on the road to freedom. While dodging bounty hunters and the natural dangers of the Appalachians, Jonah meets Angel, a fellow slave and free spirit, who decides to follow him north.
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