Freedom's Island, by Sabra Waldfogel
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Freedom's Island, by Sabra Waldfogel
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When Ambrose Byrd, retired Buffalo soldier, arrives in the all-black town of Willow Bend, Mississippi, he’s looking for peace, but he walks into trouble. The town’s mayor, Jim Truehart, bought the land from his former master Hiram Little and transformed the Delta swamp into the best cotton land in the county. Now Little wants the land back, and he hires a man for the job that everyone in Willow Bend knows too well—former Klansman Benjamin Loveless, who carried out a massacre in the neighboring county ten years before. Byrd thought he was done with being a soldier. But his friendship with Truehart—and his love for Truehart’s eighteen-year-old daughter Bernie—pull him into Willow Bend’s fight. As danger comes ever closer, Byrd decides to join with Willow Bend for battle. Will it be a fight for freedom...or a massacre?
Freedom's Island, by Sabra Waldfogel- Amazon Sales Rank: #4123159 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-16
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .55" w x 5.50" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 242 pages
Review Praise for the work of Sabra Waldfogel"An original and superbly written story, 'Slave and Sister' establishes author Sabra Waldfogel as a skilled and talented storyteller. An engaging and solidly entertaining novel from first page to last..." - Midwest Book Review "...a complex story of survival and the emergence of true love and heroism. ...A veritable page-turner that will capture the reader from start to finish." - Lavender Magazine "A compelling plot...recommended to readers who like to see unusual perspectives in historical fiction." - Book Babe
About the Author Sabra Waldfogel grew up far from the South in Minneapolis. She studied history at Harvard University and received her Ph.D. in American History from the University of Minnesota and since then, has been fascinated by the drama of slavery and freedom in the decades before and after the Civil War. Her short story “Yemaya” appeared in the Winter 2013 Fiction Issue of Sixfold. Her first novel, Slave and Sister, appeared last year. In her free time, not tired of history, she collects antiques and helps her husband sell them.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Freedom is Desirable; But it is not Free. By LuAnn Braley First off, I loved Freedom's Island. Having said that, this was not an easy read. The indignities committed by one person or group on another person or group simply because she/he/they are different somehow should anger all of us with a soul or an ounce of goodness in our veins. And for such petty reasons: a nationality, a religion, a physical disease or mental illness, a gender, a race.Ambrose Byrd has been a soldier, first for the Union forces, and then for the US Army for about 20 years. At first, even in the North, black men were not allowed in combat as soldiers, I suppose until things got bad enough that some generals sat around and said, "Hey, we have all these able-bodied men working with us...." and the rest was history.Before that, he was a slave. The first time he ran away he got 10 lashes. The second time, he got 25 lashes and an "R" branded into his cheek for 'runaway'.He's seen too much and done a few things of which he is not proud. Adjusting to civilian life after a career in the army can be rough on anyone. Ambrose travels with a comrade to that man's home in Mississippi and is surprised to find an all-black town, with a black mayor, no less.But old prejudices die hard. The white former slave owner who sold the mayor (Jim Trueheart) swamp land wants it back now that he's learned Jim has turned it into profitable cotton fields. He feels it is his due. When black farmers bring in their cotton for him to gin, he cheats them on the price and weight of the product, because hey, they're 'only' black folks.But there are more than racially motivated prejudices in Freedom's Island. When it becomes apparent that the town will have to fight to maintain, not only their land, but their lives, one of the better shots is forbidden to fight ... because she is a woman, and 18 at that. As a woman, that is hard for me to understand. If someone told me I could not do something because I am a woman, well, I'd have some choice words for them which I would probably have to repent of later.But as a parent, part of me understands Jim and Ambrose forbidding Bernie (Jim's daughter) to fight. About the worst thing you can do to a parent is to put their child in harm's way. If you want to see the true meaning of 'going medieval on someone' (a la Pulp Fiction), mess with one of my kids.While Freedom's Island is a work of fiction, some of the events in the book actually took place in the American South after the Civil War (or the War of Northern Aggression as some folks around here still call it). The story is amazing - and it will make you think.When you reach the last page of Freedom's Island, and finally close the cover, you will sigh - partly in sadness because you still wonder what happens to Ambrose and Jerusha, Jim and Bernie and the other citizens of Willow Bend. But you also experience the deep satisfaction of having read a tale of incredible substance.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Opening the Window into Mississippi life, circa. 1877 By mlpage In the hands of Sabra Waldfogel, little known facts about the South post Reconstruction burst into life and provide a window into minds of many different kinds of Southerners—black and white, Christian and Jewish, poor and wealthy.Freedom’s Island allows the reader to feel the pain of the post-Civil War era and the continuing conflict that simmers beyond 1865 for more than a hundred years.Waldfogel’s mastery of dialogue brings the reader quickly into the mindset of the cast of characters. Her story features a fictional black town, Willow Bend, that refuses to be a victim of the white planter’s greed and power. It is a welcome change from the literature that, while sympathetic to the plight of the former slave, often rendered the freed slaves as victims rather than actors in their own lives. Waldfogel introduces us to many of the townspeople through the eyes of a former Buffalo soldier named Ambrose who is trying to create a life after years of fighting. His experience as a sergeant in the US Army means he has to learn the Southern ways (along with the reader) as he encounters the white power structure.The Historical Note at the end is well worth reading. I wish Sabra had included even more information about her research. The author has woven the history of the time period seamlessly into the novel mentioning Exodusters, the end of Federal Reconstruction in Mississippi, the white Democrats’ manipulation of the voting post Reconstruction, cotton prices, etc. Most of all, Freedom’s Island is a compelling story, difficult to put down.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Fresh and Suspenseful Tale Set during the Reconstruction By A. Lanser I really enjoyed Waldfogel’s first novel, Slave and Sister, and was excited to dig into Freedom’s Island once it came out. I wasn’t disappointed! Set in the Deep South, the novel is set in an all-black town of Willow Bend that, surrounded by white-owned farmland, is an island unto itself. It serves as an oasis for its townspeople, and when it is threatened, the town comes together to defend the community from marauding, hate-filled ex-Confederate soldiers.Willow Bend has its own band of ex-soldiers, too. The struggle to find something fulfilling and worthwhile to occupy oneself in the wake of conflict is a theme that runs through the book for both white and black veterans alike. Though the meat of the book focuses on conflict, the historical setting and diverse group of characters were what I found to be most compelling. I hope other authors can take Waldfogel’s lead and explore this interesting and difficult time in our country’s history with as much grace and nuance as she does.
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