When Maggie's father loses next year's salary and two of their best mules in a bet with Long-Fingered John, the family is left desperate for money. Jim Murphy--a two-time Newbery Honor winner--is at his best in this colorful and gritty slice of 19th-century life on the Erie Canal.
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When Maggie's father loses next year's salary and two of their best mules in a bet with Long-Fingered John, the family is left desperate for money. Jim Murphy--a two-time Newbery Honor winner--is at his best in this colorful and gritty slice of 19th-century life on the Erie Canal.
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First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline
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Scholastic Press
Published:
2006
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English
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New York, Scholastic Press, 2006, hardcover, x-278 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author without inscription "2007 Happy Reading Always, Jim Murphy" on the title page, Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine. As-new dustjacket is unclipped bearing original price. The author of more than 35 nonfiction and fiction books for children, young adults, and general audiences, including more than 30 about American history, and two-time Newberry Honoree presents an historic tale of family life amongst the workers on the Erie Canal in the mid-nineteenth century. Illustrated with a reproduction of a period map and a more current map of the area. Appended: About the Erie Canal, Glossary. ISBN 9780439078061.
