Synod

The year is 1829. The gruff, self-reliant Goldfinch, a veteran of the War of 1812, has become the anointed leader of an idyllic religious community named Synod, nestled in the Ramapough Mountains of northern New Jersey. Thanks to the advice of the village's Founders, Synod will become a stop on what would soon be called the "Underground Railroad." Goldfinch oversees this transition, bringing in a broken runaway family. As southern bounty hunters follow their path and seek to reclaim stolen property, Goldfinch meets a shadowy abolitionist with close ties to the federal government. As the man recruits Goldfinch into a wider crusade against slavery, Goldfinch also contends with recurring visions—both fiery and prescient. He's also pitted against Nance, a corrupt politician whose lone pursuit is to eliminate runaway slave dens. Will Goldfinch return to his roots and take up arms as this conflict reaches the Governor's desk? Will he be able to protect his village from destruction and damnation?

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Synod

The year is 1829. The gruff, self-reliant Goldfinch, a veteran of the War of 1812, has become the anointed leader of an idyllic religious community named Synod, nestled in the Ramapough Mountains of northern New Jersey. Thanks to the advice of the village's Founders, Synod will become a stop on what would soon be called the "Underground Railroad." Goldfinch oversees this transition, bringing in a broken runaway family. As southern bounty hunters follow their path and seek to reclaim stolen property, Goldfinch meets a shadowy abolitionist with close ties to the federal government. As the man recruits Goldfinch into a wider crusade against slavery, Goldfinch also contends with recurring visions—both fiery and prescient. He's also pitted against Nance, a corrupt politician whose lone pursuit is to eliminate runaway slave dens. Will Goldfinch return to his roots and take up arms as this conflict reaches the Governor's desk? Will he be able to protect his village from destruction and damnation?

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Synod

by Dan C. Gunderman
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by Dan C. Gunderman

Overview

The year is 1829. The gruff, self-reliant Goldfinch, a veteran of the War of 1812, has become the anointed leader of an idyllic religious community named Synod, nestled in the Ramapough Mountains of northern New Jersey. Thanks to the advice of the village's Founders, Synod will become a stop on what would soon be called the "Underground Railroad." Goldfinch oversees this transition, bringing in a broken runaway family. As southern bounty hunters follow their path and seek to reclaim stolen property, Goldfinch meets a shadowy abolitionist with close ties to the federal government. As the man recruits Goldfinch into a wider crusade against slavery, Goldfinch also contends with recurring visions—both fiery and prescient. He's also pitted against Nance, a corrupt politician whose lone pursuit is to eliminate runaway slave dens. Will Goldfinch return to his roots and take up arms as this conflict reaches the Governor's desk? Will he be able to protect his village from destruction and damnation?

Product Details

BN ID: 2940155430452
Publisher: Zimbell House Publishing
Publication date: 01/09/2018
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 728 KB

About the Author

Dan C. Gunderman is an author of historical fiction and nonfiction who holds an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. His forthcoming books include two biographies for an educational publisher in the Spring of 2018, and a six-part YA fiction series. He specializes in writing nineteenth-century historical fiction and screenplays. Dan's particular research interests include Tudor and Victorian England, along with Gilded Age U.S. politics. He is a former staff writer for the New York Daily News, where he also served as a film and television critic. He is currently the associate editor of a B2B media site, and a contributing film critic to different outlets. Dan lives in West Milford, New Jersey with his three dogs.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Minus Ten 1

Chapter Two: These Crusades 15

Chapter Three: Beyond the Gate 31

Chapter Four: Psalms 55

Chapter Five: Rainy Return 67

Chapter Six: The Path 89

Chapter Seven: Sunday Service 105

Chapter Eight: Renly Picket 117

Chapter Nine: Oaken Cross 135

Chapter Ten: The Outlier 145

Chapter Eleven: Revised Plan 169

Chapter Twelve: Alaba 177

Chapter Thirteen: The Farmstead 191

Chapter Fourteen: Group Two 197

Chapter Fifteen: Tarriance 235

Chapter Sixteen: Convalescence 247

Chapter Seventeen: Charlottesburg 261

Chapter Eighteen: The Hillside 277

Chapter Nineteen: Maude 305

Chapter Twenty: Fisticuffs 333

Chapter Twenty-One: Abolitionist 349

Chapter Twenty-Two: Return, Ye Children of Men 359

Epilogue 375

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