From Sea to Shining Sea: A Novel“Splendid . . . Thom tells the story with humor and eloquence, and a thumping good tale it is, too.”—The Washington Post In one generation, the Clark family of Virginia fought for our nation's independence, and explored, conquered, and settled the continent from sea to shining sea. This powerfully written book recreates the warm life of the family, the dangers of the battlefield, the grueling journeys across an untamed wilderness, and the soul-stirring Lewis and Clark Expedition. This mighty epic is a fitting tribute to the wisdom and courage of Ann Rogers Clark, her husband John, and the ten sons and daughters they nurtured and inspired. |
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... began to see a remembered face , a pair of dark blue eyes like his own . " Mama ! " he said . His eyes were open wide . Ann Rogers Clark turned to him . " Aye , son ? " " Jo jee common ! " " Say what ? Georgie's comin ' ? Nay , Billy ...
... began to see a remembered face , a pair of dark blue eyes like his own . " Mama ! " he said . His eyes were open wide . Ann Rogers Clark turned to him . " Aye , son ? " " Jo jee common ! " " Say what ? Georgie's comin ' ? Nay , Billy ...
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... began rocking her chair again while the baby sucked . She saw how the pressure of the baby's mouth mottled and wrinkled the tired skin of her teat . Twenty - three years she'd been bearing and nursing her children , and now one of them ...
... began rocking her chair again while the baby sucked . She saw how the pressure of the baby's mouth mottled and wrinkled the tired skin of her teat . Twenty - three years she'd been bearing and nursing her children , and now one of them ...
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... began , in a voice deep and dark as a cave . " Oftimes , out there in that country , ye'll think you're alone , all , all , alone , but y're not ! You're always bein ' watched ! " Billy shivered and scooted so far down in his chair that ...
... began , in a voice deep and dark as a cave . " Oftimes , out there in that country , ye'll think you're alone , all , all , alone , but y're not ! You're always bein ' watched ! " Billy shivered and scooted so far down in his chair that ...
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... began stammering , " what happened ? " " What happened ? You ask what happened ! Why , what does a warlike savage chief do , when he's got a careless white man caught like that , cornered thirty yards from his gun ? What does he do ...
... began stammering , " what happened ? " " What happened ? You ask what happened ! Why , what does a warlike savage chief do , when he's got a careless white man caught like that , cornered thirty yards from his gun ? What does he do ...
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... began wailing . The older boys laughed , but they laughed weakly , because they could re- member the first time they had had to learn this . John Clark did not relent . " Now ye feel that hard thing , like a tube ? That's what I just ...
... began wailing . The older boys laughed , but they laughed weakly , because they could re- member the first time they had had to learn this . John Clark did not relent . " Now ye feel that hard thing , like a tube ? That's what I just ...
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