Indiana Days: Life in a Frontier Town

Adventures in Frontier America

by Catherine E. Chambers

Traveling by train, Kristi journeys from the Iowa Territory to the Indiana farm country to stay for a year with her aunt and uncle and go to school with her cousins

Genres: History

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

Norma Johnston was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA, the only child of Marjorie (Pierce), a teacher and Charles Eugene Chambers Johnston, an engineer. She read voraciously--especially mysteries, to which her family was addicted. She was ducated at Ramsey public schools and Montclair State College, later studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and elsewhere, and received a teaching certificate from Montclair College. She was actress, director, designer, stylist, retailer, teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, preacher, editor, ... and in between all her other careers she was the author of more than 70 novels, mainly gothic romances for teens. Ever since 1973, she become a a full-time writer. She also wrote under the pseudonyms of Nicole St. John, Pamela Dryden, Lavinia Harris, Kate Chambers, Catherine E. Chambers, Elizabeth Bolton, and Adrian Robert.

Reviews

[Mayra Espinoza]

I liked reading this book as it gives us a glimpse of what life was like back in the mid-1800s. The story was easy to follow and very entertaining. I do think it could have been a longer story. The author could have added a bit about her return home.