An American classic from the bestselling author of the Pulitzer-winning A Thousand Acres. Lidie Newton is an extraordinary female protagonist, a genuine Great American Character, like Huck Finn or Isabel Archer. Lidie and her abolitionist husband join the pioneering westward migration into America's heartland in the middle of the last century. Together with their family and friends, they find themselves caught amidst two great American forces.Vicious arguments about freeing slaves, political shenanigans ...
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An American classic from the bestselling author of the Pulitzer-winning A Thousand Acres. Lidie Newton is an extraordinary female protagonist, a genuine Great American Character, like Huck Finn or Isabel Archer. Lidie and her abolitionist husband join the pioneering westward migration into America's heartland in the middle of the last century. Together with their family and friends, they find themselves caught amidst two great American forces.Vicious arguments about freeing slaves, political shenanigans and peacocking encounters over claims to land are about to erupt into the bloodiest war the world has yet see-the American Civil War. Against this chaotic background,The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton soars across the vista of the birth of the modern United States of America.This classic American novel shows, through the eyes of one remarkable woman, how shattering, tragic and resilient the history of that land is.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -An American classic from the bestselling author of the Pulitzer-winning A Thousand Acres. Lidie Newton is an extraordinary female protagonist a genuine Great American Character like Huck Finn or Isabel Archer. Lidie and her abolitionist husband join the pioneering westward migration into America`s heartland in the middle of the last century. Together with their family and friends they find themselves caught amidst two great American forces. Vicious arguments about freeing slaves political shenanigans and peacocking encounters over claims to land are about to erupt into the bloodiest war the world has yet see-the American Civil War. Against this chaotic backgroundThe All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton soars across the vista of the birth of the modern United States of America. This classic American novel shows through the eyes of one remarkable woman how shattering tragic and resilient the history of that land is. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Flamingo The date of this copy is 1999 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
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It started with promise, but seemed to go nowhere. Too wordy, not enough action to keep my interest. I didn't finish it. I've not read any of the author's other works -- perhaps this was not the best work to start with?
