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A Light in the Wilderness
Christian historical fiction
A Light in the Wilderness
Freedwoman Letitia Carson treasures the papers proving her liberty, though legal documentation cannot shield her from racism or economic vulnerability. She joins Irish immigrant Davey Carson on the Oregon Trail and attempts to build a home in a territory whose promises of freedom exclude Black settlers. Her life intersects with white pioneer Nancy Hawkins and a Kalapuya woman as friendship, loss, and land claims test each woman's courage. Historically grounded and reflective, this novel suits readers who enjoy true-story-inspired frontier fiction, Black pioneer history, complicated cross-cultural relationships, and heroines insisting that freedom must include security, family, and the right to belong.
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Slavery and threat of re-enslavement; racism and racial harassment; pregnancy and childbirth; frontier hardship and dangerous travel; legal discrimination; death and grief.
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Cipher Gimlet
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