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The story of the young Prudence Crandall''s stout-hearted resistance to danger and violence inspirits us in the same way. There really was a patriotic Prudence Crandall who fought bravely against heavy odds for what we now love as one of the bases of our American heritage. She is no imaginary heroine. She was a slender young woman, with bright blue eyes, soft blond hair, and a special way of speaking, quiet, controlled -, "lady-like," as people said in the early part of the 1800''s, - but firm as granite. The author of this book has searched letters, memoirs, documents of all kinds, and has found out so much about her, that we can actually see her as she stood, brave as a lion, in her decorous, long, spreading skirts, her well-brushed golden hair gleaming, her bonnet-strings tied neatly under her firm chin.

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The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.

Michael and Meredith Lamb find new friends and mountains to climb when they travel from war-torn London to New Hampshire with their Uncle Tony during World War II. Sequel to Swiss Holiday and Iceland Adventure.

Fifteen-year-old Michael and his fourteen-year-old sister Merry accompany their adventurous Uncle Tony to Iceland, where they explore the remote mountainous countryside in search of a long-lost relative of one of their uncle''s friends.

A visit to Switzerland with their adventurous Uncle Tony brings Michael and Meredith new friends and an introduction to the art of mountain climbing.

A collection of diary entries from 1917 to 1950 portray the life of an aspiring writer.

The area of local government finance has been revolutionized by Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. This book describes and discusses the law relating to local authorities and their relationship with companies in which they have an interest. It examines the legal nexus between company and local authority law created by Part V of the 1989 Act, and the consequent delegated legislation. Sufficient legal background is provided to enable local authority lawyers and their accountants to apply the company law regime of Part V in the context of their local authority.

A collection of thirteen tales reveals the magical world of Pixies.

Describes the search for and adventures of a young girl lost in a New Hampshire forest in the pioneer days. Based on a true incident.

Wolves, weather, a black lamb, a trusty dog--all are part of Peter''s life on a mountain farm. His best friend is Benj, a wise old shepherd, and Benj teaches him to care for the sprightly lamb that becomes his own special pet, his cosset. As Biddy grows into her place as leader of the flock, Peter grows too, learning the skills and joys of the shepherd''s life. Book jacket.

Combines the author''s retelling of two old and familiar Christmas legends: the flowering forest and the barn animals talking at midnight.

Jared Austin, staunch member of the mutual protection society that defends his 1830s New Hampshire community against thieves, tries to temper justice with mercy when his deaf daughter Melody befriends a young Irish immigrant who has stolen a horse.

A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true. "The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."—Booklist

Wolves, weather, a black lamb, a trusty dog--all are part of Peter''s life on a mountain farm. His best friend is Benj, a wise old shepherd, and Benj teaches him to care for the sprightly lamb that becomes his own special pet, his cosset. As Biddy grows into her place as leader of the flock, Peter grows too, learning the skills and joys of the shepherd''s life. Book jacket.

This is a story about Willa, a lonely 24-year-old. At age 14, she lost her hearing from noise trauma - a prankster tied a firecracker to her pigtail. The bleak novel describes her isolation and her love of her hearing dog.

Based on the author''s diaries for the years 1931 through 1951, traces the development of her career as an author of children''s books while her husband, after losing his sight, becomes a leader in organizations for the blind.

The journal of a young writer beginning her career in New York City in the 1920''s, climaxed by her marriage to a young engineer and the beginning of a new life in England in 1929.

The mother of a young family in Temple, New Hampshire, manages the homestead while her husband fights at Bunker Hill and at Ticonderoga during the American Revolution.

A story about a real dog who is helping to heal emotionally disturbed children.

A sixteen-year-old lad, who can paddle, sing, and swim, signs a three-year contract as a voyageur and joins an expedition to northwest Canada in 1750 to search for furs and his future.

Biography.

The traditional folk carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, is a memory game. I used to be called Jolagiafir, and was sung and danced on Twelfth Night. The singers who could sing the song in the right order were to have good luck for the rest of the year.

This is not a stereotyped biography, but a significant living through the years with a remarkable person--Dorothy Canfield Fisher--writer, educator, wife and mother, great American, friend to the world.