Christmas Eve on the Underground Railroad: And Other Christmas Stories

By Michael Easterling

Christmas, it has been said, is many things to many people. In these seven stories the meaning of Christmas is as varied as the time and circumstances in which they take place. A young Quaker recalls Christmas as a time when he received the courage to shelter fugitives. A Dutch fisherman is driven to despair by his own compulsive gift giving. An Amish housewife seeks resolution for a life haunted by the image of a Christmas tree. Of course, Christmas is foremost a celebration of the birth of Christ, and a time for life made anew, which is why we delight in the redemption of Scrooge. But what of poor Jacob Marley whose sacrifice made possible Scrooge

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692049215
• ISBN13: 9780692049211
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Valley Oak Publications
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"