Katherine Mayfield has inherited her birth mother's estate, but misses the simple life of the Amish. Meanwhile her childhood sweetheart, Daniel Fisher, is trying to locate her.
While Thomas and George seem destined to represent their opposing sides at the Battle of Gettysburg, Mary's recovery may be the only thing that can stop her brother and cousin from killing each other.
Features Charles Brockden Brown's "Wieland," in which a woman searches for the cause of her brother's madness after he claims God ordered him to murder his wife and children; and includes short stories and a newspaper account of the murder that inspired Brown's tale.
Rupert, a ruffed grouse, meets new friends and learns about the history and culture of Pennsylvania while he flies across the state in search of the Liberty Bell. Includes facts about the state.
Her interest in photography and wildlife, especially the bears living near her home in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, provides 16-year-old Allie with opportunities to rebuild her life after her parents' death.
A young Hessian soldier questions his loyalty to his king after fighting with the British in America during the Revolutionary War and spending time as a prisoner in the home of a German American family from Pennsylvania.
During Daniel's summer visit with his grandmother in York County, Pennsylvania, characters and events from his visit to York, England, appear and reappear in mysterious ways.
Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Pennsylvania, which boasted the first hospital in the United States.
Captioned color photos and text examine the customs, lifestyle, and history of the Amish, Old Order Mennonites and Hutterites, known collectively as the Plain people.
