Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor, unique narrative voice, and new cover art--now in paperback! Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be b
Daughters of Buxton
β Scribed by Kathryn Ewers Bundy
- Book ID
- 112124406
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 159 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781475237900
- ASIN
- B00892V50A
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
βThe Black Utopiaβ is what it was dubbed in the papers.
Buxton, Iowa was a coal mining town in 1902. Built by a visionary businessman, it was home to black, white, immigrant and native families. Peace and cooperation reigned.
Into this unusual mix came Lucinda Vanderberg, German immigrant daughter of the new century. She was independent, self-sufficient and full of ambition. The last thing she needed was love.
Soft-spoken Vanetta Washington, born to the sons of slavery, was plucked from the Virginia hills to make a home for her husband and children in the cold Midwestern mine country.
To Lou and Netta it seemed inevitable. They were drawn together by adversity and likeness of mind, and together they made a family. But not everyone in Buxton thought they should.
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