Murphy, Jim

While traveling in 1883 with her Italian American family (including a meddlesome little sister) and other immigrant pioneers to a utopian community in Idaho, fourteen-year-old Teresa keeps a diary of her experiences along the way.

Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraka town in1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young school teacher.

Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young teacher.

The author presents two hypothetical "all-tim, all-star" teams chosen from the best players in baseball history, with accompanying research to support his choices.

Describes the fire that swept through Chicago in 1871 through the eyes of those survivors who wrote about their experiences in books, newspaper and magazine articles, or letters to friends.