"A selection of short stories by Elsie Singmaster that focus on the Pennsylvania-German experience. Includes commentary framing them in historical, cultural, and literary contexts"--Provided by publisher.
This is a story of Hannes, a German-Lutheran boy who joined a band of Swiss Mennonites fleeing from Europe's desperate terror and poverty of the 17th century. It is a story of the perils of Hannes' journey and the improvement of his rifle, brought from his fatherland.
Chapters: Vermont --- Gettysburg --- Lancaster --- Washington
Notes
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Summary
A fictionalized biography of Thaddeus Stevens, Pennsylvania representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, by Pennsylvania author Elsie Singmaster.
Pennsylvania's Susquehanna; interesting history, legends and descriptions of the "heart river" of Pennsylvania, its surrounding hills and mountains, its broad valleys and narrow gorges, its canals and railroads, its towns and cities and, above all, its beauty
xiii, 236 p. ill. col. map (on lining papers) 29 cm.
Contents
Contents: Pennsylvania's Susquehanna -- The North Branch -- The West Branch -- The Juniata -- The Main River: Northumberland to Harrisburg -- Canals, steamboats and pirates -- The main river: Harrisburg to the Maryland border --
[10], 135, [3] p. (last 2 p. blank), [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes
Verso of t.p.: Published October 1909.
Frontispiece and plates facing p. 20, 94 and 112 signed by Arthur Becher.
Summary
This children's book is about Sarah, a young Pennsylvania German girl, who becomes head of her family after her parents die and her older brother can't be located.
