The Eternal Conductor

by Debbie Garneau Griffin

Overview

In 1850, twelve-year-old fugitive slave Samuel Prescott, along with his mother, sister, and nephew, seek shelter from a midnight storm at a farm in Fairhaven, Vermont.

Emma and Gabe Hopper, conductors at the waystation, sequester the fugitives, then provide them food and clean clothing. Several days later, Gabe and his son, Luke, embark upon the next dangerous stage to transport the Prescotts to freedom. But evil lurks in the shadows. The devastating aftermath of that ill-fated journey will impact families all the way to the present day.

In 1999, DeeDee Williams is faced with the daunting task of moving her elderly mother to a nursing home from their century-old Fair Haven, Vermont farmstead. While cleaning out the property, DeeDee discovers it had once been a stop along the Underground Railroad. As she prepares to sell the house, DeeDee finally learns the truth about the dangerous spirit haunting the property. Then a twist of fate brings her face to face with a living reminder of those long-ago tragic events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578782478
Publisher:	Write Your Way
Publication date:	11/20/2020
Pages:	678
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.49(d)

Table of Contents

Prologue

PRESENT DAY

Williams' Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Part one

THE CONDUCTORS

Hopper Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Adam Hopper Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Hopper Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Part two

ROBBIE

Hopper Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Scribner Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .357

Hopper Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Part three

DEEDEE

Hopper Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Part four

CHANTAL

Moreau Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .537

Hopper Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .629

Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .663

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .665

About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .667