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A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32

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Description: On the occasion of her great granddaughter's fourteenth birthday, Catherine Hall Onesti decides to give the child the journal that she wrote in 1830, during her own fourteenth year. In the journal, Catherine describes her daily life: lessons in the one-room schoolhouse; the chores on the farm, sewing, cooking; her friendship with Cassie; and the changes and pleasures the seasons bring, including berrying, "breaking out," and sugaring. After her mother's death, all of the duties of running the household and caring for her father and younger sister fall on Catherine's shoulders. She strives to do her best gracefully ... (more)
Manufacturer: Aladdin Publishing Company
Release date: 31 May 1999
ISBN-10 : 0689829914 |
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