Jonathan Walker The Man with the Branded Hand

This historical biography follows an idealistic Cape Cod sailor on his daring attempt to sail seven fugitives from slavery to freedom in the British Bahamas in 1844. Caught by bounty hunters, the seven men are returned to Pensacola, Florida, for punishment and return to plantations.Walker is jailed a year, fned, put in a pillory, and branded in open court by a U.S. marshal -- SS for slave stealer. U.S. history is applied regionally for FL, WI, MI, MA, and TX.