A time-slip epic connecting a modern Baltimore father Elijah and his son Isaiah to the fraught year of 1865—just after the Civil War and on the cusp of full emancipation. Hunted by reactionaries like Boone Reddick, they find allies in Miz Calhoun, a former Underground Railroad conductor, and the enigmatic Preacher Osborn. As Elijah transforms into a leader of resistance and Isaiah bears witness to history, the novel explores the depths of parental love, the fight for freedom, and the courage it takes to reshape—or survive—history.