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1) Freckles
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Language
English
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This volume collects three of Gene Stratton-Porter's most loved novels, capturing her sensibility. "Freckles" and its sequel"A Girl of the Limberlost" are wholesome romances, not without sadness, set in Stratton-Porter's beloved Limberlost Swamp. "Laddie: A True Blue Story" is a semi-autobiographical childhood story.
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Publisher
Kokila
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po Pan Yin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch"-- Provided by publisher
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Publisher
Pocket Books
Publication Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the wilderness of 1880s Oregon, beautiful Tess Bishop was captivated by the most fascinating stranger ever to drift into her small lumber town--a man as handsome and cultured as he was mysterious. Soon she discovered he was really Keith Corbin--torn by a terrible grief, fleeing his memories and the rich privilege of his former life. Bravely, Tess helped him hide his identity, and willingly, she joined him on his flight. She vowed to make him forget...
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In late 1800s Minnesota, 13-year-old Ben Ward goes to work with his father in a lumber camp and signs up for a log drive with his friend Nevers, where together they endure freezing weather, dangerous rapids, logjams, storms, floods, and pioneer life in general.
10) The ribbon
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Series
Sisters of the porcelain doll volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"On the day her mother passes away, Heather Keeton weds a neighbor who promises to provide for her. They journey along the Oregon Trail, but tragedy strikes again. Widowed, alone, and far from home in Oregon Territory, Heather needs work. But where? She determines to use her cooking and baking skills at a logging camp to earn enough to remain independent and, eventually, reach her Porcelain Doll sister, Rebecca. Land surveyor Zeke Bradley misses being...