Author: Emily Demuth
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ISBN: 9781933987064
Category : Fugitive slaves
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This historical novel for young readers, set in 1852 in southeastern Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Chicago, introduces us to two neighboring 13-year-olds, Katie McEachron and her friend Florence Mather, who experience an exciting summer as the wooden plank road that runs by their homes brings intriguing strangers to their dinner tables and the plight of runaway slaves to their consciences. Katie McEachron is a forthright, impulsive girl who has not yet learned the importance of keeping silent. Her friend Florence Mather, a solemn and hardworking girl, came with her family from Cornwall, England. Florence has an eager mind, but her mother is less interested in Florence¿s education than in having her help at the inn. One day in May a stranger arrives at the inn, where neighbors have gathered to plan the first Racine County fair. The visit of the mysterious stranger launches a string of events that will make this a most unforgettable summer for the two girls. Themes include Underground Railroad (fugitive slaves en route to Canada), Transportation (historic plank roads), Rural Pioneer Life and Immigrant Heritage in the Upper Midwest / Great Lakes region. The co-authors are sisters who grew up in locale depicted in the book, where they heard stories of the old plank road from descendants of the early settlers. Hilda Demuth-Lutze, a high school English teacher, lives in rural Northwest Indiana (near Valparaiso). Emily Demuth Ishida, a school library aide and freelance writer, lives in a suburb of Chicago.
Plank Road Summer
Author: Emily Demuth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933987064
Category : Fugitive slaves
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This historical novel for young readers, set in 1852 in southeastern Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Chicago, introduces us to two neighboring 13-year-olds, Katie McEachron and her friend Florence Mather, who experience an exciting summer as the wooden plank road that runs by their homes brings intriguing strangers to their dinner tables and the plight of runaway slaves to their consciences. Katie McEachron is a forthright, impulsive girl who has not yet learned the importance of keeping silent. Her friend Florence Mather, a solemn and hardworking girl, came with her family from Cornwall, England. Florence has an eager mind, but her mother is less interested in Florence¿s education than in having her help at the inn. One day in May a stranger arrives at the inn, where neighbors have gathered to plan the first Racine County fair. The visit of the mysterious stranger launches a string of events that will make this a most unforgettable summer for the two girls. Themes include Underground Railroad (fugitive slaves en route to Canada), Transportation (historic plank roads), Rural Pioneer Life and Immigrant Heritage in the Upper Midwest / Great Lakes region. The co-authors are sisters who grew up in locale depicted in the book, where they heard stories of the old plank road from descendants of the early settlers. Hilda Demuth-Lutze, a high school English teacher, lives in rural Northwest Indiana (near Valparaiso). Emily Demuth Ishida, a school library aide and freelance writer, lives in a suburb of Chicago.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933987064
Category : Fugitive slaves
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This historical novel for young readers, set in 1852 in southeastern Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Chicago, introduces us to two neighboring 13-year-olds, Katie McEachron and her friend Florence Mather, who experience an exciting summer as the wooden plank road that runs by their homes brings intriguing strangers to their dinner tables and the plight of runaway slaves to their consciences. Katie McEachron is a forthright, impulsive girl who has not yet learned the importance of keeping silent. Her friend Florence Mather, a solemn and hardworking girl, came with her family from Cornwall, England. Florence has an eager mind, but her mother is less interested in Florence¿s education than in having her help at the inn. One day in May a stranger arrives at the inn, where neighbors have gathered to plan the first Racine County fair. The visit of the mysterious stranger launches a string of events that will make this a most unforgettable summer for the two girls. Themes include Underground Railroad (fugitive slaves en route to Canada), Transportation (historic plank roads), Rural Pioneer Life and Immigrant Heritage in the Upper Midwest / Great Lakes region. The co-authors are sisters who grew up in locale depicted in the book, where they heard stories of the old plank road from descendants of the early settlers. Hilda Demuth-Lutze, a high school English teacher, lives in rural Northwest Indiana (near Valparaiso). Emily Demuth Ishida, a school library aide and freelance writer, lives in a suburb of Chicago.
Report of the Fayetteville & Western Plank Road Comp'y. to the Stockholders
Author: Fayetteville and Western Plank Road Company
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Category : Plank roads
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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Category : Plank roads
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, in the Year ...
Author: Georgia. Supreme Court
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ISBN:
Category : Equity
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Category : Equity
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Electric Railway Journal
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1690
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Languages : en
Pages : 1690
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Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
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The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway
Author: John Gaertner
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253351928
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A compelling read for history buffs and railroad enthusiasts alike.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253351928
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A compelling read for history buffs and railroad enthusiasts alike.
Contractors and Engineers Monthly
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Reports of Cases in Law and Equity, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia
Author: Georgia. Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 922
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 922
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A Treatise on Highway Construction
Author: Austin Thomas Byrne
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Category : Pavements
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Category : Pavements
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
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