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Crossing Ebenezer Creek

Crossing Ebenezer Creek

Age Level:
Middle Grade, YA
Published:
2017
Audiobook Available

When Mariah and her younger brother Zeke are freed from slavery, Mariah packs her belongings and her brother into a wagon driven by Caleb, a free Black man, who helps them join General Sherman’s treacherous march through Georgia until he is forced to leave them behind when he must cross with the troops at Ebenezer Creek and leave Mariah trapped as Rebel forces draw near.

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