Rachel #4: An Elephant Tree Christmas (Our Canadian Girl)
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- Synopsis
- When the Revolutionary War began with American colonies, the British promised freedom to slaves who escaped to join them. By 1783 the war was over and the British had lost. They moved the ex-slaves, known as Black Loyalists, up to their remaining colonies. Many of these Loyalists were sent to Nova Scotia. Rachel Sparrow moved to Birchtown, Nova Scotia, with her mother, Sukey. There they joined Rachel's stepfather, Titan. They spent their first winter in a cold and miserable pit-cabin, where Rachel's brother, Jem, was born. In the spring Titan built a wooden house for them in the small black area of Shelburne, a mostly white town, and the family moved. The house, their Maybe House, was a delight, but there was unrest in Shelburne. In the summer of 1784 during a terrible riot, white de-listed soldiers destroyed the new houses in the black neighbourhood and drove the inhabitants out of town.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 96 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780143016717
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group (Canada)
- Date of Addition:
- 04/27/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Lynne Kositsky
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.