Stones in the Road

"Fearing his father, a young Amish boy flees his home in Pennsylvania in 1872 in the aftermath of a disastrous fire. Having never experienced the ways of the English, Joshua embarks on an epic journey to reach California"—

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 360 pages

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