The Beloved Wild
"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.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: frontier and pioneer life, brothers and sisters, sex role, siblings, gender role, genesee river valley (pa. and n.y.), new york (state), historical fiction, action and adventure fiction, romance fiction, romance fiction, adventure stories, love, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction
Mary Jemison Native American Captive
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.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: jemison, mary, indian captivities, frontier and pioneer life, seneca indians, native americans, united states, genesee river valley (pa. and n.y.), historical fiction, biographical fiction
Genesee River
Contains captioned, archival postcards and photographs that chronicle the history of the Genesee River, New York, and the towns along the river.
974.78
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: 974.78
lexile:
Farm Hands
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.
631.58
year: 2010
copies: 12
call number/section: 631.58
lexile:
Living With The Senecas
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.
920
year: 2007
copies: 8
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: jemison, mary, pioneers, frontier and pioneer life, native americans, genesee river valley (pa. and n.y.)
Take Your Bike!
917.47
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: 917.47
lexile:
subjects: bicycle touring, rochester region (n.y.), genesee valley region (pa. and n.y.), finger lakes region (n.y.)
Up South, Spring
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.
398.2
year: 2004
copies: 52
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
subjects: folklore, rochester (n.y.), buffalo (n.y.), new york (state), genesee river valley (pa. and n.y.)
The White
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.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: jemison, mary, indian captivities, seneca indians, women pioneers, women, white, native americans, genesee river valley (pa. and n.y.)
The Diary Of Mary Jemison, Captured By The Indians
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.
920
year: 2001
copies: 25
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: jemison, mary, seneca indians, indian captivities, pioneers, frontier and pioneer life, genesee river valley (pa. and n.y.)
Rochester
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.
974.78
year: 2001
copies: 10
call number/section: 974.78
lexile:
Take Your Bike!
796.64
year: 1999
copies: 2
call number/section: 796.64
lexile:
subjects: bicycle touring