{"product_id":"9780316299336","title":"Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes","description":"A New York Times bestseller!? \"Rhodes deftly captures a unique -aspect of this historical event, with a perspective that is -often under-represented in historical -fiction. A poignant and honest look at the trials of racism that defined the -historic land rush; a must-buy.\" -School Library Journal, starred reviewBestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes goes West in this thrilling adventure story about a son and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush-if they can survive the journey.  It's 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don't get to own.   So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free-if they can get to it fast enough. But the journey isn't easy-the terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.   And then there's the stranger they encounter and befriend: a mysterious soldier named Caesar, whose Union emblem brings more attention-and more trouble-than any of them need.   All three are propelled by the promise of something long denied to them: freedom, land ownership, and a place to call home-but is a strong will enough to get them there?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56285797613941,"sku":"9780316299336","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780316299336.jpg?v=1762702980","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780316299336","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}