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Petar's Treasure - They Came from Dalmatia
Petar's Treasure They Came from Dalmatia Author:Clara Ingram Judson For as long as Petar Petrovich could remember, he had wanted to leave his home in the little fishing village on Brac, an island off the coast of Dalmatia, and go to America. What a disappointment when his father went alone, for there was not enough money then for all the family to go! When, after two hard, struggling years, Papa sent for his f... more »amily to come to Biloxi, Mississippi, excitement and dreams of wealth and happiness went with them on the journey. But they were not to find their new life an easy one. Even young Petar worked long hours in the Biloxi shrimp factory, earning money for the family's food, while Papa fished and saved to buy a schooner. When Petar and Anka, his younger sister, were not working, they went to school to learn English, so he had little spare time to search for the dog he loved, who kept running away, and for the pirate's treasure buried on an island near Biloxi. But Petar's dangerous adventures in looking for the treasure, and the treasure itself, proved exciting to the whole Petrovich family.« less