Andrew's life seem to stop when he found out his father was dead and that his mother and siblings were going to move, not to another town, but to a different country. The new country was America in the 1880's, and the prairies were still a lonely place to roam. Young Andrew finds his place in his adopted home with the new love of his life. He faces the challenges of raising a family with all the problems of language, prejudice, and fears that accompany have accompanied immigrants throughout history. Family tragedies of death, relationships destroyed, and heartbreaks end a victory that you...
Andrew's life seem to stop when he found out his father was dead and that his mother and siblings were going to move, not to another town, but to a di...
"Odyssey to Iowa" is about a young couple and their children from Wales who leave their homeland to start a new life in the United States. They experience the frustrations of uprooting themselves from friends and family, to settle in the Midwest. Adventure and excitement are part of this book of historical fiction.
"Odyssey to Iowa" is about a young couple and their children from Wales who leave their homeland to start a new life in the United States. They experi...
"Whitney Tales from England" will attract the reader with its warm development of the characters in this historical fiction story. Generations of a family named Whitney show bravery, humor, and fortitude. The reader is given a glimpse into the lives of the men, women, and children in this historic family. The story begins with the first Lord of Whitney in the thirteenth century in Herefordshire in western England. The reader follows successive generations of Whitneys who experience economic success, perils of a plague, and the ups and downs of daily life. The story progresses with one of the...
"Whitney Tales from England" will attract the reader with its warm development of the characters in this historical fiction story. Generations of a fa...
"Journey's Edge" is a humanistic story-partly true and partly fictionalized-of generations of a family named Whitney. From the seventeenth century into the twentieth century, offspring of John Whitney make their way from Massachusetts to Iowa. The natural style of the writing in "Journey's Edge" draws the reader into the lives of the men, women and children of this brave clan of people. Colonial life in New England sets the stage for the opening of the book. As John Whitney begins life in the Boston area, he has to find a house to live in and establish his business as a tailor. His children...
"Journey's Edge" is a humanistic story-partly true and partly fictionalized-of generations of a family named Whitney. From the seventeenth century int...
