Greenhorn on the Frontier
1974 historical novel by Ann Finlayson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greenhorn on the Frontier is an historical, young-adult novel by the American writer Ann Finlayson.
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Author | Ann Finlayson |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co |
Publication date | 1974 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 209 pp |
ISBN | 0-7232-6104-0 |
OCLC | 1009199 |
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It is set in 1770s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, just before the American Revolutionary War, and tells the story of nineteen-year-old Harry Warrilow and his twenty-three-year-old sister, Sukey, who move their few possessions by hand cart to start their own farm on the Western Pennsylvania frontier. The plot features characters like Simon Girty, Arthur St. Clair, and Indian tribes such as the Shawnee and Lenape.[1]