Présentation de l'éditeur
This powerful story, presented in the simple language of 10-year-old
Susan Parker, really centers around the characterization of Jerry,
Sue's 12-year-old brother. The Parker family, unused to any kind of
pioneering life, leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1860, part of a
westward-bound wagon train. Each family member is challenged by the
hardships of a difficult journey in which a jumble of classes and types
of people must learn how to pull together. Jerry thrives on the life,
and is prepared, when the call comes, to sacrifice much for the sake of
the common good. Here is an unusually realistic and moving tale of
pioneer spirit.
Susan Parker, really centers around the characterization of Jerry,
Sue's 12-year-old brother. The Parker family, unused to any kind of
pioneering life, leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1860, part of a
westward-bound wagon train. Each family member is challenged by the
hardships of a difficult journey in which a jumble of classes and types
of people must learn how to pull together. Jerry thrives on the life,
and is prepared, when the call comes, to sacrifice much for the sake of
the common good. Here is an unusually realistic and moving tale of
pioneer spirit.
Library of Congress
Ten-year-old Susan relates the adventures and frustrations of her family's wagon train west, culminating when her twelve-year-old brother is asked to turn himself over to the Indians in order to save the lives of the rest of the party.
