14 LAND OF THE FREE
The Ship Rose, en route to America, 1845
One week after the Rose departed Le Havre, France, the waters grew choppy. Peter woke in the middle of the night to find himself thrown against the ship’s wall. Cries rose from all over the hold as passengers were jolted awake. Four-year-old Zachary, who was sharing his bunk, clung to him in te…