The Americas

7 books

A Little Girl in Old BostonAmanda M. Douglas · 1897A children's historical novel from 1897 about a young French orphan girl who comes to Boston in the years just after the American Revolution to live with Puritan relatives, experiencing a new home, school, and family life in the old city.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Little Girl in Old New YorkAmanda M. Douglas · 1896A children's historical novel from 1896 about young Hannah Ann Underhill, whose family moves from their Yonkers farm to New York City, where she experiences the sights, holidays, and everyday life of the growing city.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Little Girl in Old PhiladelphiaAmanda M. Douglas · 1897A children's historical novel from 1897, this book follows Primrose, a young girl raised in a Quaker household who is sent to live with her fashionable great-aunt in old Philadelphia, where she is transformed from a plain Friend into a gay young damsel amid wartime troubles.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann A Sequel to a Little Girl in Old New YorkAmanda M. Douglas · 1897An 1897 children's novel by Amanda M. Douglas, this sequel follows Hannah Ann, a young girl growing up in mid-nineteenth-century New York City, as she experiences family life, holidays, friendships, and a changing city from 1846 onward.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

At PlattsburgAllen French · 1917A 1917 novel by Allen French about civilian volunteers at the Plattsburg military training camp, told through letters home from recruits experiencing camp life, drill, and camaraderie on the eve of American entry into World War I.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Big Brother: A Story of Indian WarGeorge Cary Eggleston · 1875An illustrated 1875 boys' adventure novel by George Cary Eggleston, set during the Creek War of 1813. It follows seventeen-year-old Sam Hardwicke and his younger siblings as settlers in Alabama defend frontier forts against Indian attacks.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The rose of old St. LouisMary Dillon · 1904A 1904 illustrated historical romance novel set in St. Louis during the era of the Louisiana Purchase, following a young Philadelphian who travels with Captain Clarke on a mission to the Illinois frontier and becomes entangled in Creole society and historical events.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية