Poetry is analogous to a good bottle of wi≠ for as wine is to the palate, so is poetry to the soul. Plumb the depths of these pages and there uncover the intricate diligence of diction. Lose yourself in the "Shangri-La" depicted therein; discover yourself in 13th century Scotland; journey to the Continental Divide, then trek 3,300 miles of Rockies from New Mexico to Alaska. Let your children read the admonition to "Youth" or walk "God's Little Acre" then soar into the ethereal to "Adulate Him". In a time subjugated by video games and satellite television, juxtapose literature and discover its lowly influence. However, for those of us still literary passionate, these pages will give you and your family many hours of pleasurable reading.
Poetry is analogous to a good bottle of wi≠ for as wine is to the palate, so is poetry to the soul. Plumb the depths of these pages and there uncover the intricate diligence of diction. Lose yourself in the "Shangri-La" depicted therein; discover yourself in 13th century Scotland; journey to the Continental Divide, then trek 3,300 miles of Rockies from New Mexico to Alaska. Let your children read the admonition to "Youth" or walk "God's Little Acre" then soar into the ethereal to "Adulate Him". In a time subjugated by video games and satellite television, juxtapose literature and discover its lowly influence. However, for those of us still literary passionate, these pages will give you and your family many hours of pleasurable reading.
The story of one family's history spans the Revolutionary War to the present day. Donald Belaschky's tale of his family gives us insight into the pioneer spirit that formed our country. The exciting adventure begins as one young man, Josiah, and his brothers leave their Vermont home and travel down the "new" Erie Canal to the Mississippi River. When tragedy strikes, Josiah must make his way in the wilderness alone. Traveling west he makes a new friend, Ben, and together they trap and explore. Finally making their way back to Ohio, Josiah meets the love of his life and marries her. Together with his wife's family they travel west to Indiana in covered wagons pulled by oxen. The author's epic story unfolds the legacy of Josiah's family through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Mr. Belaschky gives the reader great insight into pioneer life, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and World War II.
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