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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... gone into the legislature , grown fat and prosperous , and oc- cupied himself , as most of the gentry did , in being English - like . Many a daughter of the plantation aristocracy had had a coy eye on him . But George had not deemed ...
... gone into the legislature , grown fat and prosperous , and oc- cupied himself , as most of the gentry did , in being English - like . Many a daughter of the plantation aristocracy had had a coy eye on him . But George had not deemed ...
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... GONE BEFORE THE CHILDREN WERE UP THE next morning , his saddlebags full of notebooks and maps , off to Williamsburg to plat his lands . He had ridden off to the capital in his best old frockcoat of forest - green wool , his best pair of ...
... GONE BEFORE THE CHILDREN WERE UP THE next morning , his saddlebags full of notebooks and maps , off to Williamsburg to plat his lands . He had ridden off to the capital in his best old frockcoat of forest - green wool , his best pair of ...
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... gone , what I know about your welfare is like these empty pages ! But , it's not for me to try and stop ye , I who made you the sort that goes , for as the Lord knows , if there's an empty place , Rogerses'll rush into it . Just be ...
... gone , what I know about your welfare is like these empty pages ! But , it's not for me to try and stop ye , I who made you the sort that goes , for as the Lord knows , if there's an empty place , Rogerses'll rush into it . Just be ...
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A Novel James Alexander Thom. AND THEN GEORGE HAD GONE , BACK TOWARD THE WILDER- ness , as suddenly as he had come out of it , and Master Billy Clark , his youngest brother , was nearly inconsolable . He ... GONE, BACK TOWARD THE WILDER- ...
A Novel James Alexander Thom. AND THEN GEORGE HAD GONE , BACK TOWARD THE WILDER- ness , as suddenly as he had come out of it , and Master Billy Clark , his youngest brother , was nearly inconsolable . He ... GONE, BACK TOWARD THE WILDER- ...
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... gone so quick I wasn't sure I'd really seen- " " Oh , but I didn't miss ' im . " " What sayee ? " " You saw George ? " asked Mrs. Clark . " He detoured up by Woodstock t ' see me on his way back west . Didn't he say he would ...
... gone so quick I wasn't sure I'd really seen- " " Oh , but I didn't miss ' im . " " What sayee ? " " You saw George ? " asked Mrs. Clark . " He detoured up by Woodstock t ' see me on his way back west . Didn't he say he would ...
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