The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier / Teri Kanefield.

Author/creator Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Description64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Subjects
Wright, Susanna, 1697-1784--Juvenile literature.
Quakers--Pennsylvania. --Columbia. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Women--Pennsylvania. --Columbia. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Poets--Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Clerks of court--Pennsylvania. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life--Pennsylvania. --Columbia. --Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania--History. --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. --Juvenile literature.
Columbia (Pa.)--Biography. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Suzy comes to America -- At home in the land of brotherly love -- Shaking off the yoke -- A new home on the frontier -- A little romance -- Political adviser, lawyer, activist, and advocate for the Indians -- Businesswoman and scientific author -- The American Revolution and Quaker pacifism -- Celebrated poet -- Last years and legacy -- Afterword: from Wright's Ferry to Columbia.
Abstract Introduces Suzy Wright, a Quaker who helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references ( pages 59-62) and index.
Audience 1220 Lexile
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2015019813
ISBN9781419718663 (hardcover)
ISBN1419718665 (hardcover)

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