Ruth by Lake and Prairie: A Great Lakes Journey To The American Frontier - Softcover

Gingold, Katharine Kendzy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979241901 ISBN 13: 9780979241901

Publisher: Gnu Ventures Company, 2016

Synopsis

Ruth, her mischievous younger brother Amos and rugged older brother Ned were part of a company of thirteen courageous families who endured windless days and stormy nights in an over-crowded sailing schooner on the Great Lakes. Landing in a swampy little town soon to be known as Chicago, Ruth and the other settlers then walked westward with their belongings in covered wagons across the Illinois prairie to put down roots in new homesteads along the DuPage River. Pioneer Joseph Naper led the journey to start the town that bears his name but the story is viewed through the eyes of his twelve-year-old niece Ruth Eliza Murray. While written for children eight through twelve, adults also enjoy this "history quickie," that tells the story how the Illinois prairie town of Naperville was founded. Long-forgotten facts uncovered over months of research are woven into an historical narrative reminiscent of the "Little House on the Prairie" books.

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From the Back Cover:

Waves! Wind! Wagon trains!

In the most complete retelling of the founding of Naperville, Illinois long-forgotten facts uncovered over months of research are woven into an historical narrative reminiscent of the "Little House" books.

Joseph Naper's twelve-year-old niece Ruth Eliza Murray, mischievous little brother Amos, rugged older brother Ned, and thirteen courageous families endure windless days and stormy nights in an over-crowded sailing schooner on the Great Lakes. Landing in a swampy little village soon to be Chicago, they head westward on covered wagons across the Illinois prairie to a new home on the DuPage River.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gnu Ventures Company
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0979241901
• ISBN 13: 9780979241901
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214