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Calico Bush
Calico Bush
Author: Rachel Field
This is a 1974 Edition. — People were kind to Marguerite Ledoux when Grand'mere died, but afterwards they explained that life would be very different. It was not enough, it appeared, for one to know songs and dancing steps and how to sew and embroider. This was a new, rough country with very different sort of work to be done, and an able bodied g...  more »
ISBN: 92303
Pages: 201
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Publisher: Dell Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Rachel Field writes an engaging story of colonial times that paints a clear picture of the challenges waiting for those who arrive in the new world. This book is hard to put down. Young readers will learn of the way of life for those who braved the wilderness and the Indians. This book is full of excitement and knowledge.
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In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all.

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