Brothers of the Storm

By David W. Menefee

What happens when twin boys are torn apart and sold into slavery during the American Civil War?

Matthew is raised among traveling actors in the free Black world of the North, while Mark endures the brutal reality of plantation life in the antebellum South. The elusive road to freedom separates them, yet their bond remains unbroken.
Mark escapes into the Underground Railroad, following the North Star toward liberty in a powerful African American historical fiction journey of courage, resilience, and hope. Matthew is mistaken for a Union soldier and captured by his own forces as an enemy. Only his brother can save him from hanging . . . if he can find him in a country on the brink of transformation.

From the Amistad Rebellion to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Black American history comes alive in this gripping, Black family saga, as their search for each other unfolds across a sweeping landscape of slavery, the fight for identity, abolitionist struggle, and freedom. Their paths intersect with towering figures of the Age-Sengbe Pieh, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, John Wilkes Booth, and Abraham Lincoln-each shaping their destinies.

A powerful, emotional, and unforgettable 19th-century African American coming-of-age novel, this story of brothers separated at birth blends historical truth with a deeply human quest for reunion, justice, and the meaning of freedom.
One brother's hopes are shattered, his twin's dream become a nightmare, and a war ignites the fuse for an explosive adventure in the fiery valleys of a war-torn nation. Can these brothers of the storm reunite before tyranny destroys them?

David W. Menefee is the author of The Questionable Olga Schumaker Story series that includes SKY KING, The Final Journey to the Center of the Earth, ZION, RA, and DEITY, Satan's AI, as well as The Remarkable Mr. Messing, Brothers of the Storm, EPIC, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461040876
• ISBN13: 9781461040873
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"