RED SKY OVER AMERICA IBD

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William and America confront evil, but will it costs them everything?áIn 1857, America, the daughter of a slave owner, is an abolitionist and a student at Oberlin College, a school known for its radical ideas. America goes home to Kentucky during school break to confront her father about freeing his slaves.áAmerica',s classmate, William, goes to Kentucky to preach abolition to churches that condone slavery. America and William find themselves in the center of the approaching storm sweeping the nation and may not make it home to Ohio or live through the struggle.áMeet theáLadies of Oberlin, the causes they',re willing to fight for, and the men who capture their hearts.ááRed Sky Over Americaátackles the most turbulent time in history with thorough research and fascinatingácharacters. Tamera Lynn Kraft has woven a tale about the evils of slavery that should never be forgotten. -- Mary Ellis, author ofáThe Quaker and the Rebel,áThe Lady and the Officer,áandáThe Last Heiress.ááIt',s the middle of the 18thácentury, a troubled time in American history, when strong women find it difficult to find their place in society. Three women dare to fight against social injustices, but when they fall in love, things get complicated.áThree women roommates, graduates of Oberlin College, challenge society norms to do what is right even though it may cost them everything, including love. Oberlin College, considered radical at the time, was the only co-education, multi-racial college before the Civil War, and its graduates were involved in many progressive era issues including abolition, women&rsquo,s suffrage, prohibition, and the missionary movement.áInáRed Sky over America, in a nation on the brink of war, America confronts slavery and risks being alienated from her slave owning father. InáLost in the Storm, during the Civil War, Lavena challenges a profession ruled by men to become a war correspondent, but will she keep her job by destroying the man she loves? InáThe Aftermath, when Betsy',s husband comes home from the war as an alcoholic, she uses unladylike tactics to fight against the evils of drink to save her marriage.áMeet theáLadies of Oberlin, the causes they',re willing to fight for, and the men who capture their hearts.