Gallows Road
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A beautiful young servant is condemned to death for a crime that she swears she did not commit. Inspired by true events in 1750s Connecticut, Gallows Road takes readers on a harrowing journey of love, betrayal, and injustice. Chafing against the strict confines of her life as an indentured servant, Mercy Bramble finds herself in a destructive relationship with her master, leading to her pregnancy. The mysterious death of her newborn puts Mercy's life in the hands of a jury, while three clergymen fight to save her soul. Raising issues of patriarchy, literacy, religious dogmatism, and capital punishment, Gallows Road builds to a climax that Kirkus Reviews calls "a nail-biter all the way." Indentured servants - white or Native American men and women who often worked alongside black slaves - were forbidden to marry during the seven years they were bonded to service. Illegitimate births were common, and unwed mothers faced heavy fines and extended servitude. Set in a multiracial household in colonial New England, Gallows Roadsheds light on an often-forgotten chapter in America's past.
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Brownell, L. H. (2022). Gallows Road. [United States], Elm Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Brownell, Lisa Hall. 2022. Gallows Road. [United States], Elm Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Brownell, Lisa Hall, Gallows Road. [United States], Elm Grove Press, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Brownell, Lisa Hall. Gallows Road. [United States], Elm Grove Press, 2022.
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