Land for My Sons: A Frontier Tale of the American Revolution

Year of Publication
1939
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
311 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: Maribelle Cormack
Author: William P. [Prindle] Alexander
Tertiary Author: Lyle Justis
Publisher
D. Appleton-Century
City
New York
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Abstract
The American Revolution erupts as Michael Marshall, a surveyor and wilderness scout, builds a road through the Allegheny Mountains of Western Pennsylvania. After Marshall joins the Continental Army, General Washington sends him on a diplomatic mission back west to Cornplanter and the Seneca Nation.
Author Biography
Maribelle Cormack (1902-84), a Cornell University graduate, was a museum director and children's writer. She was well known for her radio programs on nature for children. William P. Alexander (1881-1956) was born in Johnstown, New York, taught apiculture at Cornell University, and later worked for the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Lyle Justis (1892-1960), born in Manchester, Virginia, was an illustrator of military and North American frontier drawings.
Time
1770s-80s
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