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Abner's Escape - Couverture souple

Coffman, Louise M.

 
9781403362667: Abner's Escape
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1403362661 ISBN 13 : 9781403362667
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2003

Synopsis

In a fast moving page-turner, Louise Coffman takes the reader back to eighteenth century Germany, to Abner as he turns ten on the first day of being a refugee. Led by his grandpa, the members of his illegal religious group walk most of the time for nearly a thousand miles toward safety, never knowing who is their friend, who is their enemy, or where danger might originate. They have exciting adventures and encounter unusual characters, some of whom join them in their flight to freedom, while others threaten their lives. There are moments of joy, sorrow, hunger, fatigue, humor, anger, revenge- the range of human emotions, as Abner learns life's lessons. Most Americans know about the Pilgrims and how they left England to worship as their consciences dictated. However, few Americans of German descent seem to be aware of their ancestors' Pre-American history, and the reasons they left the old country in the 1700s. Historically accurate, Abner's Escape explores those reasons, as well as delving into the rapidly disappearing Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture in a most charming way. Suitable for the family, Abner's Escape is a sequel to Abner's Story. It can stand alone and be thoroughly enjoyed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In a fast moving page-turner, Louise Coffman takes the reader back to eighteenth century Germany, to Abner as he turns ten on the first day of being a refugee. Led by his grandpa, the members of his illegal religious group walk most of the time for nearly a thousand miles toward safety, never knowing who is their friend, who is their enemy, or where danger might originate. They have exciting adventures and encounter unusual characters, some of whom join them in their flight to freedom, while others threaten their lives. There are moments of joy, sorrow, hunger, fatigue, humor, anger, revenge- the range of human emotions, as Abner learns life's lessons. Most Americans know about the Pilgrims and how they left England to worship as their consciences dictated. However, few Americans of German descent seem to be aware of their ancestors' Pre-American history, and the reasons they left the old country in the 1700s. Historically accurate, Abner's Escape explores those reasons, as well as delving into the rapidly disappearing Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture in a most charming way. Suitable for the family, Abner's Escape is a sequel to Abner's Story. It can stand alone and be thoroughly enjoyed.

Biographie de l'auteur

In 1945, Louise Mann, a teacher from California, married Dean Coffman, a sailor from Pennsylvania. They moved to a Pennsylvania Dutch area of his state where she absorbed the language and culture that surrounded her. Fifty years later, at seventy-four, she put it into a novel, Abner's Story. Since its publication she has been marketing it with Dean's help, and researching and writing Abner's Escape. Coffmans raised three children, and built their own house. Louise was a Brownie Leader and Den Mother. Then Dean joined the Navy Reserve, and she taught elementary school, finished college, earned a Masters' Degree and wrote a newspaper column. She is active in church, reads, travels, and is a great cook. Coffmans have six grandchildren and three great granddaughters.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1403362661
ISBN 13 
9781403362667
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
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