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Copper sun Copper sun Sharon M. Draper Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary t… OL12484W
The Indentured Heart (The House of Winslow #3) The Indentured Heart (The House of Winslow #3) Gilbert Morris Escape from her wretched cricumstances and the distant glimmer of freedom in a new land help to make her decision. But this young servant girl had no way of knowing that she would be bound by more th… OL14854897W
Bound with an Iron Chain Bound with an Iron Chain Anthony Vaver Most people know that England shipped thousands of convicts to Australia, but few are aware that colonial America was the original destination for Britain’s unwanted criminals. In the 18th century, t… OL15872275W
Wheel of the moon Wheel of the moon Sandra Forrester In England in 1627, newly-orphaned Pen Downing leaves her country village for London where she is abducted and sent to Virginia to work as an indentured servant. OL16027165W
Rose's pledge Rose's pledge Sally Laity Step back into the early days of America, where Rose Harwood and her sisters become indentured to the highest bidders. When Rose’s new owner takes her deep into Indian Territory, a young frontiersman… OL16643995W
Wild Conquest Wild Conquest Hannah Howell "Pleasance Dunstan is used to silently bearing the cruelties put upon her by her thoughtless family. But nothing can prepare her for the greatest indignity of all: being sold into servitude to a man … OL17192920W
Barkskins Barkskins Annie Proulx "Bark Skins open in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an illiterate woodsman makes his way from Northern France to the homeland to seek a living. Bound to a "seigneur" for three years … OL17595792W
Veiled desires Veiled desires Tracy MacNish Defying her cruel stepfather, Emeline finds love with Rogan Mullan, heir to a dukedom, who helps her to break free from this abusive man who will stop at nothing to control her fate. OL18120392W
Children bound to labor Children bound to labor Ruth Wallis Herndon,John E. Murray The history of early America cannot be told without considering unfree labor. At the center of this history are African and Native American adults forced into slavery; the children born to these unfr… OL18729744W
The wished-for country The wished-for country Wayne Karlin "Wayne Karlin's novel, The Wished-for Country, is set during the founding period of the Maryland colony during the mid-seventeenth century. The novel focuses on the entwined stories of James Hallam, … OL1886971W
Amal unbound Amal unbound Aisha Saeed In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family. OL19740179W
Amal unbound Amal unbound Aisha Saeed In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family. OL19748516W
Nobody's angel Nobody's angel Karen Robards Susan Redmon, the plain eldest daughter of a Carolina Colony preacher, comes to "own" indentured servant Ian Connelly, Marquis of Derne. OL19890924W
Survivors of another crossing Survivors of another crossing Marianne Ramesar "Excellent scholarly work, with many worthwhile pictures of East Indian migrants and their descendants, explores the roles and fortunes of this ethnic group. Of particular interest are the details ab… OL2511886W
Starfinder Starfinder Patricia A. Potter 2236123 Want to Read saving… saving… saving… saving… saving… Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of … OL3336402W
YANKEE ROGUE YANKEE ROGUE Dana Fuller Ross A legendary swordsman and lover, born to a life of chance and adventure, Lt. Jared Hale of the Royal Dragoons could never have forseen his unlikely fate. A duel with the wrong man led to Newgate Pris… OL3465597W
A tapestry of hope A tapestry of hope Tracie Peterson Lights of Lowell book 1. Tapestry of Hope weaves together the heartrending and hope-building stories of two young women. Jasmine Wainwright is the sheltered daughter of a Mississippi plantation o… OL442284W
The Farm The Farm James E. Knight An indentured servant looks back on his five years of service on the farm of a Pennsylvania German family in the 1760's. OL6090347W
White cargo White cargo Don Jordan Thousands of Britons lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies. OL8693220W
Calico bush Calico bush Rachel Field,Allen Lewis In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thin… OL997662W
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