Elin's search for friendship, love of family, and anticipation of celebrations seem familiar.
She helps us envision how these many different peoples - Swedes, Finns, Lenape, Minquas (Susquehannock), Dutch and British related to one another. All in all, this is a beautiful collectible copy you'll treasure! "Award-winning author Marguerite de Angeli tells the story of Elin, a young girl who has come to live in the New Sweden Colony. The pictorial front and back endpapers, have a darker toning in the middle, indicating something was probably kept there, like a newspaper clipping, or a greeting card. Wear around the edges, and corner bumping, are very slight. Age toning to the paperstock, with just an occasional light finger mark. There are no ownership marks, no writing, no tears, no rips. She also gives us a view into the times- including the Underground Railroad." Elin's Amerika 1941 Cloth Hardcover 1st Edition Stated Color Lithographs and Black and White Pencil Drawings Not Paged, Approximately 92 pages Cloth cover has some light staining, but considering it's 70 years old it's quite remarkable. Marguerite de Angeli tells a genuine story of a young Quaker girl's curiosity, desires and ultimately, her courage.
There are no tears or rips! Beautiful book! "Nine-year-old Hannah, a Quaker living in Philadelphia just before the Civil War, longs to have some fashionable dresses like other girls but comes to appreciate her heritage and its plain dressing when her family saves the life of a runaway slave. Paperstock is clean, although lightly age toned. The usual library markings, but is otherwise free of other writings. Vintage Lot of Collectible Marguerite De Angeli Books Both by Junior Books, Garden City, New York Thee, Hannah! 1940 HC Probable 1st, not stated Rebound for the Library Market Color Lithographs and Black and White Illustrations Not Paged, Approximately 84 Pages Former library book, that has stood the test of time! Heavy and thick hardcovers, with library reinforced binding.
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