Soon it becomes apparent that Papa has no intention of making the rest of the trip to Connecticut, or of watching over his family. But when her family’s covered wagon reaches Rome, New York, just as the digging of the Erie Canal gets under way, Mem’s father decides to delay their journey home to join the canal crew. I held in my hand the power to get us home.’Since her mother passed away, thirteen year old Remembrance ‘Mem’ Nye is looking forward to the comfort of her grandmother’s arms, and help in caring for her two younger siblings. But he had given me enough money to provide us food and shelter for a week. Following Journey to Nowhere and Frozen Summer, this is the third novelin a powerful American pioneer trilogy.’I knew I couldn’t count on Papa any more, because no matter what he promised, he wasn’t reliable.
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