In 1782, 13-year-old Betsy Zane’s bored with trying to act like a lady and being cooped up with her great-aunt. Her heart and soul yearn for ...
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Feb 08, 2011
Dotty
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Betsy sent to live with her aunt to avoid the dangers of war finds herself in charge when her aunt dies. Betsy decides to return to her home at Fort Henry and ends up in the middle of the end of the Revolutionary War.
There is a very nice balanced view of Native Americans in this book that presents a part of their role and the interaction with the settlers I was unfamiliar with. There are a number of interesting characters with Betsy in this book, the overprotective brothers, a grumpy More...
There is a very nice balanced view of Native Americans in this book that presents a part of their role and the interaction with the settlers I was unfamiliar with. There are a number of interesting characters with Betsy in this book, the overprotective brothers, a grumpy More...
Mar 05, 2010
Rebecca
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As she did in her previous book, The Beaded Moccasins, Lynda Durrant tells the exciting story of a real 18th century girl. This time her heroine is Elizabeth "Betsy" Zane, whose courageous actions saved an American fort during the final battle of the Revolution in 1782. Thirteen-year-old Betsy has lived in Philadelphia ever since her parents died six years ago, and she longs to return to her Virginia frontier home. She gets the chance when her only relative in Philadelphia, her great a
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Oct 24, 2007
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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Great historical novel based on a real ancestor of western author Zane Grey.
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