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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... River and show me something that would prove what he said . So one day last spring we went , in a canoe . It's right far down the Ohio , took us days to reach it . All this way we went , just so he could teach me something . Well ...
... River and show me something that would prove what he said . So one day last spring we went , in a canoe . It's right far down the Ohio , took us days to reach it . All this way we went , just so he could teach me something . Well ...
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... river land helping old Grandpapa Rogers survey . Edmund could just barely remember Grandpapa Rogers : a lean , long - legged man with a face dark as one big freckle , hair and eyebrows white as snow , and eyes like two dots of blue sky ...
... river land helping old Grandpapa Rogers survey . Edmund could just barely remember Grandpapa Rogers : a lean , long - legged man with a face dark as one big freckle , hair and eyebrows white as snow , and eyes like two dots of blue sky ...
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... river and the other little sounds : a muskrat in the reeds , the croak of a heron , an- other owl far off , the hush of a tiny breeze as the air stirred with the coming of morning . Edmund gazed downstream and thought of how this river ...
... river and the other little sounds : a muskrat in the reeds , the croak of a heron , an- other owl far off , the hush of a tiny breeze as the air stirred with the coming of morning . Edmund gazed downstream and thought of how this river ...
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... river tryin ' to get to Miller's office that the Court made him move it back around ! Ha , ha , ha ! And him a justice himself ! " " Ha , ha ! Ha , ha , ha ! " Even the parson was laughing . That was a story Jonathan liked . He could ...
... river tryin ' to get to Miller's office that the Court made him move it back around ! Ha , ha , ha ! And him a justice himself ! " " Ha , ha ! Ha , ha , ha ! " Even the parson was laughing . That was a story Jonathan liked . He could ...
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... River was designated the boundary be- tween the Indians and the whites . The Indians agreed not to go south of the river into Virginia . They agreed to return all white prisoners and stolen horses , and to let some of their chiefs , in ...
... River was designated the boundary be- tween the Indians and the whites . The Indians agreed not to go south of the river into Virginia . They agreed to return all white prisoners and stolen horses , and to let some of their chiefs , in ...
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