Chapter seven begins with the sale of Solomon Platt and Eliza Dradley to William Ford. Ford is a very noble slave master and Solomon believes he is lucky to have been bought by him. They begin their journey by travelling to Ford’s planation in Louisiana in the Great Pine Woods. For his kindness, Solomon is indebted to him so he helps devise a raft to transport lumber over water rather than land. He receives high praise for saving his master money. Soon, Ford sells Solomon to a new master names John Tibeats. Tibeats is mean, ruthless and horrible to his slaves. Solomon is asked to finish building a weaving-house. Mr. Chapin assists Solomon in providing a different type of nail needed to finish building than the one Tibeats requests. Upon seeing this, Tibeats is furious and tries to attack but Solomon reacts proactively. He whips Tibeats and kicks him down to the ground. Embarrassed, Tibeats leaves the grounds but returns soon after with company. The men tie Tibeats to a tree but Mr. Chapin intervenes with his pistols and saves Solomon. Mr. Chapin also send word to Ford …show more content…
Ford’s brother, at his plantation in order to have some safety. Tanner is harsh but nothing like Tibeats. After the job is done, Solomon returns to Tibeats where another altercations occurs. Tibeats gets angry and tries to attack Solomon with an ax. Scared for his life Solomon reacts but only in self-defense. He chokes Tibeats and then runs away. Tibeats is relentless and goes to get more people and dogs to hunt down Solomon. Solomon afraid of the dogs, as they are nothing like the ones in the north, jumps in the Great Pacoudrie Swamp to get rid of his smell so they are unable to track him. Tibeats is now on a hunt to find Solomon who must survive the night in the Swamp full of snakes and alligators. He makes his way up the swamp while simultaneously being afraid of being seen by someone and soon reaches Ford’s plantation in the late