After Byron receives a whipping for stealing a ham for his pregnant wife and she dies giving birth to twins, Byron decides to escape slavery via the Underground Railroad.
In Florida during the First Seminole War, eleven-year-old Tilly and her family, slaves on the Miller Plantation, try to reach St. Augustine in hopes of gaining their freedom.
When his family goes camping at Mount Rainier National Park, eleven-year-old Ben develops an interest in Bigfoot. Provides nonfiction information on the legend of the Pacific Northwest.