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A resourceful boy and an enslaved man who has fled travel the Mississippi by raft, adopting disguises and small deceptions to pass through towns and avoid capture. They board a wrecked steamboat to secure a skiff, slip away from dangerous men, and face storms and thick fog that briefly separate them from their raft. Along the way they salvage stolen goods, confront uneasy questions about right and wrong, and rely on practical ingenuity and growing mutual dependence to survive the river’s hazards and keep moving toward safety.
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