Journey to the Forgotten Frontier: How a Massive Volcanic Explosion and the Year Without Summer Sent Americans West

Heat lightning streaks across the dark Vermont sky. Little does Daniel, who will soon turn twelve, realize a June blizzard is roaring out of Canada right toward the Barker farm. Knee-deep snow will bury gardens and crops across New England. In July, ice floats in Pennsylvania ponds. Welcome to 1816, the Year Without Summer, or Starving Year, triggered by the violent, volcanic explosion of Mt. Tambora. Fearing the weather has permanently turned cold, the Barkers join others heading west with hopes for a new beginning on the frontier. Steep mountains, a pirate den at Cave-in-Rock, and dangers on the mighty Mississippi await them.__________Inspired by the Barker family's 1817 journey west.

Author: Susan L. Barker
Publisher: Prairie Star Books
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9798988559603
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States | 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age

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