Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War
What is the main conflict in Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War by Donald McCaig?
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Duncan is out on the land when a terrible snowstorm hits and when he makes it back to the barn he finds a young slave girl named Midge waiting for him. The two begin an affair that angers Duncan's father, Samuel Gatewood, to the point that he sends Duncan away to military school.