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Start giftingHope's Path to Glory
The Story of a Family's Journey on the Overland Trail
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Bahni Turpin
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Length
5 hours 5 minutes
Language
English
In Alexandria, Virginia, in the mid-19th century, a slave-owning family is facing financial trouble. The eldest son, Jason, thinks going to California to mine for gold might be the best way to protect his father’s legacy. He’ll need a cook, a laundress, and a hostler for the journey, and one of them is twelve-year-old Clementine, whose mother calls her Hope. From Independence, Missouri—the “Gateway to the West”—she and the others join a wagon train on the Emigrant Overland Trail. But what Jason didn’t consider is that taking the three enslaved people west will give them an opportunity to free themselves—manifesting their destiny.
Jerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, including Eliza’s Freedom Road, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, which was an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults, Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award, and Harvey Potter’s Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, which was made into a movie by the same name. She is an educator who lives in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Bahni Turpin is an experienced audiobook narrator and actress who has appeared in numerous television productions as well as films. An ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company, she also works as a yoga instructor. She currently resides in Los Angeles, where she founded the SoLA Food Co-op.
