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Calico Captive
by Speare, Elizabeth George, and Johnson, Susanna (Taken from the true narrative of)
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light spine creasing, minor lower spine wear.
- ISBN 10
- 0440411564
- ISBN 13
- 9780440411567
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: A Dell Yearling Book by arr. w/ Houghton Mifflin., 1975. 2nd Dell printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light spine creasing, minor lower spine wear.. Mars, W.T. (Illustrated by).. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. Newbery Award-winning author Elizabeth George Speare adapted the true account by Charlestown NH colonial settlers for this youth historical fiction. The lead character was developed from the imagined adventures of Miriam Willard, younger sister to Susanna Johnson. Set on the brink of the French & Indian War, the Johnson family was captured and marched to the French enclave in Montreal, where they were sold. Susanna wrote her account when she was 70. A living history replica of the Fort at No. 4 exists in Charlestown NH, with tales told on visiting.
Synopsis
Calico Captive is Elizabeth George Speare's first historical fiction children's novel. It was inspired by the true story of Susanna Willard Johnson (1730 – 1810) who, along with her family and younger sister, were kidnapped in an Abenakis Indian raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire in August 1754. The main events in Calico Captive, which occurred on the brink of the French and Indian War, were taken from Johnson's narrative diary A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0001010
- Title
- Calico Captive
- Author
- Speare, Elizabeth George, and Johnson, Susanna (Taken from the true narrative of)
- Illustrator
- Mars, W.T. (Illustrated by).
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light spine creasing, minor lower spine wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Dell printing.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0440411564
- ISBN 13
- 9780440411567
- Publisher
- A Dell Yearling Book by arr. w/ Houghton Mifflin.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Mars, W.T., artist|Charlestown NH, mid-18th century|French & Indian War captives|Fort at No. 4:
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native Nations;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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