A frontier story of courage, community, and quiet faith, where daily life tests grit in the harsh wilderness.
Set among settlers building a life on the edge of danger, this tale follows families who brace for hardship, protect their neighbors, and find strength in steadfast faith. The narrative blends frontier skill with enduring hope, showing how ordinary people meet extraordinary threats with courage and cooperation.
As the story unfolds, readers meet the young learners who transform under disciplined schooling, and the seasoned leaders who guide them through siege, scarcity, and harsh winters. A compelling look at how ingenuity, friendship, and resolve shape a community in the face of danger.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical frontier adventures, tales of resilience, and stories of faith guiding daily life.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
There are wholesome lessons for earnest natures, in the examples of stern endurance, sincere piety, and noble self-sacrifice, with which their history abounds. With singular ingenuity, stimulated by necessity coupled with a stubborn perseverance, they, while destitute of those appliances considered necessary in older settlements, built mechanical structures in the wilderness, provided schooling and religious instruction for their children, and coolly laid plans in respect to future progress, while experiencing the horrors of an Indian
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book, set during the French and Indian War, takes place on a frontier settlement constantly under threat of attack. Despite the ever-present danger, the people manage to live their lives, finding joy in their resilience and in the small victories they achieve. The author explores the complexities of human nature in the face of adversity, delving into the moral quandaries and ethical conflicts faced by frontier families. Ultimately, this book offers a profound meditation on the nature of courage, the value of community, and the indomitable spirit that persists even in the darkest of times. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331814306_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781331814306
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781331814306
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Etat : Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 328 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. N° de réf. du vendeur 26013426/3
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