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"In 1807, Harriet Winter leaves her family's New Hampshire farm with her brother to settle in the Genesee Valley to avoid being pushed into marriage with her neighbor, Daniel Long"--OCLC.

A fictional retelling of the early life of Mary Jemison who was captured during the French and Indian War and lived for most of her life with the Seneca Indians.

Contains captioned, archival postcards and photographs that chronicle the history of the Genesee River, New York, and the towns along the river.

Tom Rivers introduces readers to the rigors of farm labor and some of the people who do the grueling work, including cabbage cutter "King Kong" and apple-picking pro "Stretch.

A brief biography of Mary Jemison, the daughter of Irish immigrants who arrived in America in 1743, was captured by a Shawnee war party at the age of twelve, and was subsequently given to the Seneca tribe with whom she chose to remain the rest of her life.

Contents: -1- 1780- A Tree Speaks; -2- 1798 - The Amsterdam Company; -3- 1800 - Courting of Susan & Ira; -4- 1834 - The Professor & Sarai; -5- 1811 - Rev.

In 1758, at the age of sixteen, Mary Jemison is taken by a Shawnee raiding party and gradually becomes integrated into her new family and culture.

The experiences, based on her own account, of Mary Jemison who was captured by a Shawnee war party when she was twelve and subsequently rescued and adopted by the Seneca with whom she chose to remain the rest of her long life.

Discusses the history of Rochester, New York, with photographs and illustrations, chronicling the events that led to its creation along the Genesee river, early village life, the boom after the opening of the Erie Canal, the city's role as part of the Underground Railroad, and more.