John Parker wasn't interested in helping anyone run away. He had worked too hard getting himself free to want to risk being enslaved again. But Sam didn't give up easily, and soon John was enlisted to help two young women cross the Ohio River to freedom. What neither man knew at the time was that this marked the beginning of a personal war on slavery for John Parker, one in which he would help hundreds of runaways escape.

An Upstream Battle is comprised of four fictionalized stories from the life of John Parker, an African American businessman and inventor. Based on events portrayed in Parker's autobiography, An Upstream Battle illustrates the real danger that Parker and other members of the Underground Railroad faced, and their commitment to helping runaway slaves -- despite that danger. This book makes a great gift for YA readers who enjoyed "Bud, not Buddy".

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