Land of the Buffalo Bones The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota

By Marion Dane Bauer

Format:Hardcover

After following her father from their home in England to the plains of Minnesota, Mary must summon the strength to face the challenges and heartbreaking losses that she and her family encounter. "Land of the Buffalo Bones" is the diary of Mary Rodgers, known as Polly. Promising religious freedom and fertile land, Polly's father, Reverend Rodgers, moves their Baptist community from England to the Minnesota prairie. After a treacherous journey across the sea and across this country, Polly finds that it is no paradise at all. Written with incredible heart and compassion, insight and sensitivity, Marion Dane Bauer has created one of the most sophisticated and courageous characters DEAR AMERICA has seen.

Literary & Contemporary Fiction
221 pagesHardcover
First published 2003

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