Does that mean Will Spencer is a common thief? Or is he a young man doing what s right?From the Hardcover edition. A peddler is a traveling merchant who loads up his wagon and brings his goods farm to farm, Girl Scout style. After all, according to the law, stealing slaves is just as bad as robbing a man s house. .In the story Stealing South by Katherine Ayres, 16 year old abolitionist William Spencer is ready to gain independence from his parents and work the Underground Railroad disguised as a peddler. As he makes his way from Ohio to Kentucky, Will discovers that people are not always what they seem and that it s not always easy to tell right from wrong. Stealing south by Katherine Ayres, December 2002, Tandem Library edition, Hardcover in English. When a runaway slave asks Will to help steal his older brother out of the South to keep him from being sold into the hard life of the cotton fields, Will amends his plan and begins an adventure that will take him into the heart of slavery s evil. But Will is ready to leave Atwater, Ohio, and start a life of his own as a peddler seeking his fortune. But lately, I ve been hauling more people than goods.’Will Spencer’s family has always helped runaway slaves passing through their town as they travel the Underground Railroad. I come from a little town called Atwater, Ohio, and I bought this wagon to haul goods.

I come from a little town called Atwater, Ohio, and I bought this wagon to haul goods. Stealing South: A Story of the Underground Railroad Paperback by Katherine Ayres (Author) 3 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 15.39 4 Used from 15.39 Paperback 13.21 12 Used from 13.21 'My name is Will Spencer.

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