Holding the Ribbons (reins)
Subtitle: The Story of the Overland Stagecoach
Contributors: Greg Hargreaves (Illustrator)
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Published: August 2003
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 9780756914745
Subjects: General; History - United States/19th Century; Readers - Chapter Books; Concord Stagecoach; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Road Agent; Frontier and pioneer life; Stagecoach drivers; Stagecoaches; Wyoming; California Gold Rush
Genres: Juvenile Historical Fiction/Nonfiction
First sentence: Willa, who hopes to one day become a reinswoman for the Overland Stage Line, drives the family stage when the regular driver becomes ill. The book also provides information on how the Overland Stagecoach helped settle the American West.
This book is illustrated and contains archival photographs and drawings. It also includes bolded vocabulary words with a glossary. Children will be able to identify with the young, main character and learn about an important event in American history at the same time.
Description: Educational Children's Book  (ages 9-11)
Notes: The author, Alvin Robert Cunningham, is a retired educator of 34 years. He taught American History at Henry High School in Henry, Illinois and Social Studies in the Ottawa Elementary Schools in Ottawa, Illinois. Mr. Cunningham enjoys reading, especially about American history in the 19th century. He and his wife enjy living at their new home in Streator, Illinois.
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