How do I obtain Like Slaves of the Run: A novel of the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction through this website?
Chapters are made available serially. The first two chapters are available without charge. To download other chapters, you must purchase a subscription for $10 through PayPal. On the Chapters page, select the Log-In/Sign-Up button and select the Sign-Up option. enter your email address and a password of your choice. Next, select the PayPal page [click here or on the PayPal link on the Menu Bar or the button below. After you buy your subscription you will be notified at your email address that you are allowed to select and download chapters. [Other documents are available without subscribing.]
To select a chapter for downloading go to the Chapters page [click here or on the Chapters link on the Menu Bar or the button below].
The chapters are in PDF format, and can be viewed but not copied or modified. They can [and should] be saved to your computer for immediate access.
Why publish the book serially?
Serial publishing has a long history. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dickens and Twain used it. More recently [!], magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and others have used it. In this case, it allows for publicity about the book prior to publication in paper. It also allows comments on the book earlier than when in full manuscript.
How many chapters are written, and when will they be published?
As of January 2014, 55 chapters have been written. This probably will be about 60% of the book. Chapters will be placed on the site as quickly as the author can copyread them.
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