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The Runaway Quilt

Book 4 of the Elm Creek Quilts series

In the fourth novel of the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, Sylvia Compson searches for evidence of her ancestors' courageous involvement in the Underground Railroad.

Genre
american civil warhistorical fictionwomen’s fictionmysterychristian fiction
Themes
craftsslaveryfriendshipwomenafrican american
Setting
2000scivil warpennsylvania
Mood
light
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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