This is book three of a continuing series of three books
The Ecstasy of Freedom books 1, 2 and 3

ALL THREE REVIEWS BY

Ellen Tanner Marsh, New York Tiimes Best Selling Author

We read trilogies to see the coming of age of a person-or an idea or a place, and in this final stirring chapter of Leonard Hogue's masterful, The Ecstasy of Freedom we see the escaped slave Jasper's coming of age into manhood. And what a book it is! Rich in Americana, the book might be the third of the series, but it begins with a bang. Jasper is still on the run from bis slave-owners, and more than successful in his masquerade as an American Indian, keeping his hair shorn and his options open. Education is still the prize, and to his delight, he has an offer to study law in California. But then he gets shanghaied on a ship, and is forced to endure another, terrible form of slavery. Can Jasper's indomitable spirit win through? And will he pledge his heart to Julie and tell her the truth of his identity or will he return to Early Flower, the Indian maiden he loved? And will his old slave-owner reveal a secret that will reshape Jasper's life yet again?

Set against a teeming backdrop of cattle ranching, saw milling, the gold rush and the Civil War, Jasper, like America, comes of age in this rich and final part of the trilogy.

We'll miss you, Jasper. And, like this brave and important novel, we know you'll succeed.

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