![]() In the redwood and giant sequoia groves he finds some solace, collecting seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from the new world to the gardeners of England. Restless and haunted by the broken family he left behind, he has made his way alone across the country. James loves the apples, reminders of an easier life back in Connecticut while Sadie prefers the applejack they make, an alcoholic refuge from brutal frontier life.ġ853: Their youngest child Robert is wandering through Gold Rush California. But the orchard they plant sows the seeds of a long battle. ![]() They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property. She crafts for us an excellent experience."įrom internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, author of A Single Thread, comes a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontierġ838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck - in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. ![]() and the everyday adventurers-male and female-who were bold enough or foolish enough to be drawn to the unknown. ![]() "With impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West. ![]()
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