Weaver's DaughterIn 1791 after her family's journey from Pennsylvania, ten-year-old Lizzie suffers from the disease of asthma in her new home in the Southwest Territory (present-day Tennessee). |
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... pulled all the shutters tight , but water still sputtered around the edges of the windows . The fire smoked and hissed . Thunder boomed . I huddled by the fire , shivering . I hated storms . Ma put her hand to my forehead . " Feeling ...
... pulled all the shutters tight , but water still sputtered around the edges of the windows . The fire smoked and hissed . Thunder boomed . I huddled by the fire , shivering . I hated storms . Ma put her hand to my forehead . " Feeling ...
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... pulled off his hat . “ Step by the fire , " Hezzy said , " you're dripping into our bed . " She moved up to the edge of the big bed and pulled Ma's blanket over the shoulders of her shift . The man apologized softly and moved to the ...
... pulled off his hat . “ Step by the fire , " Hezzy said , " you're dripping into our bed . " She moved up to the edge of the big bed and pulled Ma's blanket over the shoulders of her shift . The man apologized softly and moved to the ...
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... pulled them out and held them , and tears rolled down my cheeks . ' Twas impossible to sew inside a bouncing coach , but I could spin there . The first night Cook had measured me and cut the fabric Miss Sarah had bought . After that ...
... pulled them out and held them , and tears rolled down my cheeks . ' Twas impossible to sew inside a bouncing coach , but I could spin there . The first night Cook had measured me and cut the fabric Miss Sarah had bought . After that ...
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