Land for My Sons: A Frontier Tale of the American Revolution
Year of Publication |
1939
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Publication Type |
Novel
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Number of Pages or Episodes |
311 p.
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Language |
English
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Contributors |
Author:
Maribelle Cormack Author: William P. [Prindle] Alexander Tertiary Author: Lyle Justis |
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D. Appleton-Century
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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.
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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.
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Time |
1770s-80s
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