![]() ![]() They simply walk away from the plantation where George soon finds them in the woods on his property. When given the opportunity, they leave their abusive master. Brothers Prentiss and Landry are slaves on a neighboring plantation who are set free thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation.August, who is the son of the town's richest man, returns to Old Ox without Caleb and with tragic news. Caleb Walker and August Webler are best friends and brothers in arms in the war.She is quiet, reserved, and likes to be left alone. He is lazy, content to read, putter, and make occasional trips to town riding his trusty donkey, Ridley. ![]() George and Isabelle Walker live on a large farm that they pretty much ignore.Written by Nathan Harris, this is the story of a beleaguered group of people living in rural Old Ox, Georgia just after the Civil War has ended. It's the kind of writing that demands to be reread. It is beautiful, lyrical, and poetry in prose. The characters are painted with such vividness that they seem real. ![]()
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