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The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier / Teri Kanefield.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 159 .C64 K36 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wright, Susanna, 1697-1784--Juvenile literature.
- Wright, Susanna.
- Quakers--Pennsylvania--Columbia--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Quakers.
- Women--Pennsylvania--Columbia--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Women.
- Poets--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Poets.
- Clerks of court--Pennsylvania--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Clerks of court.
- Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
- Pennsylvania.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Pennsylvania--Columbia--Juvenile literature.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Columbia (Pa.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Columbia (Pa.).
- Wright, Susanna, 1697-1784.
- Quakers--Pennsylvania--Columbia--Biography.
- Women--Pennsylvania--Columbia--Biography.
- Poets--Pennsylvania--Columbia--Biography.
- Clerks of court--Pennsylvania--Biography.
- Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Pennsylvania--Columbia.
- Columbia (Pa.)--Biography.
- Women--Biography.
- Pennsylvania--Columbia.
- Genre:
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2016]
- Summary:
- Introduces Suzy Wright, a Quaker who helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors.
- Contents:
- Suzy comes to America
- At home in the land of brotherly love
- Shaking off the yoke
- A new home on the frontier
- A little romance
- Political adviser, lawyer, activist, and advocate for the Indians
- Businesswoman and scientific author
- The American Revolution
- Celebrated poet
- Last years and legacy
- Afterword: from Wright's Ferry to Columbia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62) and index.
- 2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies.
- ISBN:
- 9781419718663
- 1419718665
- OCLC:
- 927192221
- Publisher Number:
- 40027176179
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