![]() ![]() Her father’s new crop is destroyed by an early frost. That one tidbit sure stands out in my mind about the book. Through the challenges in all three books, Mem finds the strength to keep her family together.I’m fairly certain it is in the first book that the family gets very excited about a dinner of turtle. ![]() She is only eleven when her family travels by covered wagon to the wilderness of New York. I read this series a few years ago and it stood out for many reasons, Mem being the best. There are many stories written about families making the decision to leave civilization and make a new start in unsettled lands. ![]() Mary Jane Auch – Journey to Nowhere, Frozen Summer, The Road to Home 1815-1817 Alder is the author of one of my favorite books about England’s history, The King’s Shadow, listed under World – Medieval. If he had been successful, what a different course our past, present, and future would be. This book eloquently tells Tecumseh’s story and his attempt to unite the many tribes to stand against the tide of white men. Betrayed time and again by the US, his fighting was ultimately futile. He earned the respect of his people and the white men who continued to advance and invade Native American territory. Tecumseh was a brilliant Native American leader with strong qualities of honesty and loyalty. I have read many novels from the Native American point of view. Elizabeth Alder– Crossing the Panther’s Path 1812 ![]()
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