An Upstream Battle: John Parker's Personal War on Slavery

By Ms Anne Augusta Stanton

John Parker wasn't interested in helping anyone run away. He had worked too hard getting himself free to want to risk losing it for someone he didn't know. But Sam didn't give up, and soon John was enlisted to help two young women cross the Ohio River to freedom. What neither man knew at the time was that this marked the beginning of a personal war on slavery for John Parker, one in which he would help hundreds of runaways escape.An Upstream Battle is comprised of four stories from the life of John Parker, an African American businessman and inventor. Based on events portrayed in Parker's autobiography, An Upstream Battle illustrates the real danger that Parker and other members of the Underground Railroad were exposed to, and their commitment to helping runaway slaves, despite that danger. This book makes a great gift for YA readers who couldn't put down "Bud, not Buddy".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796696293
• ISBN13: 9781796696295
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"