- History, Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, United States French and Indian War, 1755-1763
In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam Willard, on a day that had promised new happiness, finds herself instead a captive on a forest trail, caught up in the ebb and flow of the French and Indian War.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- First published
- 1957
- Pages
- 281
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin, Blackstone Audiobooks, Harcourt Children's Books
- Editions
- 22
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780606221818
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