Marcy, The Refugee

Marcy, The refugee introduces a portrait of wartime conviction through the eyes of a young Union sympathizer surrounded by danger in Confederate North Carolina. As Marcy returns home from escorting his brother to join the Union navy, he finds himself entrenched in a community hostile to his family's beliefs. The early scenes of the novel focus on the mounting anxiety at the family plantation, where suspicion, hidden wealth, and the presence of Confederate scouts intensify the looming peril....