Carolyn Meyer
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Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1926, droves of Americans traveled by train across the United States to visit the West. They ate at Harvey Houses, where thousands of well-trained waitresses provided first-class service. [This novel] tells the first-person story of one spunky girl, Kitty Evans, as she faces the often funny and painful experiences she and fellow waitresses Cordelia and Emmy endure."--Amazon.com.
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Physical Desc
196 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
This volume presents a fictional account of the life of Cynthia Ann Parker, who at age nine, was captured in an Indian raid and taken to live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker. But in 1861, Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured and returned against their will to a white settlement. This moving story is a riveting...
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Series
Physical Desc
420 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Convicted of plotting against her cousin Queen Elizabeth I of England and awaiting execution in 1587, Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, recounts her life story, including becoming a widow at age eighteen and her brutal campaign to regain her sovereignty after being stripped of her throne.