| Alone: The
Journey of the Boy Sims - by
Alan Garinger |
 Don't
lose the land.
Thirteen-year-old Joshua Sims
could not forget his dying
father's last request. But
how could he and his sister
manager to survive on the
Indiana frontier, miles from any
neighbor and with no means to
pay off their father's debt?
Joining the federal survey crew
for the new Michigan Road seems
to be the only way Joshua can
keep his promise to preserve the
family's homestead.
While attempting
to cross the Tippecanoe River in
northern Indiana, the crew loses
crucial supplies, including the
particular ink needed to create
maps and record survey details.
To his surprise, Joshua is
chosen to travel to the survey
headquarters in Detroit, a
difficult trek through sparsely
settled country, to obtain the
ink that will keep the operation
moving.
Along the way
Joshua encounters runaway
slaves, Native Americans, canal
builders, fur traders and other
figures of the rapidly changing
frontier. He finds help in
unexpected places even as he
faces danger in the unfamiliar
terrain. Joshua's journey
forces him to re-evaluate his
beliefs as he begins to
understand the consequences of
pioneer settlement and industry
for the land he now calls home.
130pp., 5x7,
b/w illustrations, glossary,
July 2008
Our Price:
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