from the back cover: When a handsome young man begins to court Catherine Sloper, she feels she is very lucky. She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to the front parlour of her home in Washington Square to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. Cath…
Looks at the homes, clothes, family life, and community activities of boys and girls in the New England colonies
IT was the time of the Revolutionary War - and Deborah Sampson wanted to join the army! In 1778, when Deborah Sampson was 18 years old, most girls her age were settling down and getting married. But Deborah had other ideas. She wanted to travel and have adventures - even if it meant joining the army and dressing like a man! In 1782, the Revolutionary War was still still going on. And no one s…