Isaac Rice, a teenaged slave, escapes from a South Carolina rice plantation and faces incredible hardships and danger as he travels westward. First Dark is an epic tale of a young man who pursues respect and dignity on an odyssey that takes him from the Civil War through the Indian Wars, Reconstruction and spillover bloodshed from a Mexican Revolution.
Bob Rogers, author of Will and Dena, is a former army captain and combat leader during the Vietnam War.
Recorded On: Sunday, February 24, 2013