A Dream of Daring

Recommended by Booklist, ForeWord, and Midwest Book Review. Inventor Tom Edmunton riles antebellum Louisiana's planters by building a prototype tractor to replace slave farming. The whiplash is hard as his invention is stolen and a loved one is murdered. Defying social conventions, as well, Tom is drawn to a beautiful slave who refuses to obey. The story blends history, romance and mystery with questions of freedom and human dignity. From a ForeWord Book-of-the-Year award-winning author. Original.