The author of the Secret of the Rose series transports readers to the South, as the seeds of Civil War are sown-and those against slavery take a stand. In the antebellum South, Richmond and Carolyn Davidson live lives of ease as wealthy plantation owners. But even though their prosperity and livelihood depend on slave ownership, their Christian consciences speak against the practice. When the Davidsons decide to follow their own moral judgment and...

A Southern family is torn apart by Civil War-and their convictions-in the final American Dreams novel from the author of Dream of Life. As the Civil War rages, plantation owners Richmond and Carolyn Davidson continue to follow the path God set out for them-as an important link in the Underground Railroad, helping runaway slaves flee to the Northern states. Meanwhile, their older son, Seth, is working as a war photographer for the North-and their younger,...

A Study Guide for Henry James's "Daisy Miller," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream for all of your research needs.

A Study Guide for Hughes's "Montage of a Dream Deferred," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream for all of your research needs.

A study guide for John F. Kennedy's "John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary themes for Students: the American Dream series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary themes for Students: The American Dream for all of your research needs.

A Study Guide for John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream for all of your research needs.

A study guide for Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary themes for Students: the American Dream series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary themes for Students: the American Dream for all of your research needs.

A Study Guide for Marie G. Lee's "Finding My Voice," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream for all of your research needs.