Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams - Avi

Award-winning author Avi recounts the story of Roger Williams through the eyes of Williams' youngest daughter. Readers will be intrigued by this compelling tale of the man who survives in the wilderness and goes on to found the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island. Full color. The year is 1635, and Mary Williams and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father, Roger, is on trial for preaching new ideas about freedom. When found guilty, he flees into the cold, telling Mary that she must trust in God's providence to see him to safety. Roger's only hope of survival lies with the Narragansett Indians. Will Mary ever see her father again?