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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
This is the first half of the story of Barnabus, the patriarch of the Sackett clan, and his migration to North America in 1600. His saga begins when he discovers a purse of gold coins in the mud of Devil's Dyke in Finland. On the run from English authorities, he meets and marries Abigail Tempany, the daughter of a sea captain. Nick Bardle, the master of a merchant vessel, the Jolly Jack, is half pirate, ready to take any advantage of any activity...
2) Snowbound
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Language
English
Description
This novel is based on the experience of American explorer John Frm̌ont and his attempt to find a railway route to the West along the 38th parallel, when he becomes trapped in the snowbound Colorado mountains and must fight his way out.
3) Dream West
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Series
American story 1800-1860 volume 1
Language
English
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"The classic New York Times bestseller back in print for a new generation Telling the amazing true story of famed explorer, John Charles Fremont, and his beloved supporter and muse, Jessie Benton, Dream West made the New York Times bestseller list and became a CBS mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain. Now available for the first time ever in trade paperback, Nevin`s epic of adventure and discovery displays the passion of an early explorer`s dream...
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Joining the expedition with Lewis and Clark, who make a pact with members that forbids desertion for any reason, hunter John Collins finds himself having to make friends in mixed company, including a group of French Canadians experienced in river travel. But when Collins falls in love with Laughing Water, a young Mandan widow with a child, his sworn oath becomes not only a question of honor, but a matter of life and death.
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