Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie Lou Wells: South Texas, 1878

ISBN-13: 9780896726703 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 174 str.

Lisa Waller Rogers

Opis

It s spring of 1878 on the Rockin W, and Hallie Lou Wells is as cross as any fourteen-year-old redhead has a right to be. Roundup is over; Hallie s father will soon drive the cattle to Dodge City and only boys are allowed But in country where anything can happen, something does. When Mr. Wells learns that Mrs. Wells is having another baby, he decides to stay home. Hallie persuades him to let her take his place on the drive.Hallie s Chisholm Trail diary, rich with depictions of ranch and trail life, is filled with adventures to engage any preteen reader, girl or boy. Following Hallie s diary is a historic summary of life along the Chisholm Trail in 1878, complete with photographs and map, useful to young readers and teachers alike."