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(0)Walter D Edmonds
Author
Series
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Drums along the Mohawk, Walter D. Edmonds' masterpiece, is not only the best historical novel about upstate New York since James Fenimore Cooper, it was also number one on the bestseller list for two years, only yielding to the epic Gone with the Wind. This is the story of the forgotten pioneers of the Mohawk Valley during the Revolutionary War. Here Gilbert Martin and his young wife struggled and lived and hoped. Combating hardships almost too great...
3) Tom Whipple
Author
Pub. Date
1942
Physical Desc
ix pages, 70 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 20 cm
Language
English
Description
This tale from Newbery Medal–winning author Walter D. Edmonds is based on a story found in Lydia Maria Child's Letters from New York. An adventuresome youth determined to travel the world, Tom Whipple leaves his mother in New York and signs up for sea duty on a ship bound for Russia. As he sails, he makes up his mind to see the czar-and to present him with a gift.
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