Title: The Albany cutter
Description: After an afternoon of ice skating on a lake in Illinois, twelve-year-old Andy and his nine-year-old twin sisters, Emily and Sarah, are treated to grandpa's tale of a young Swedish immigrant who, in early 1879, began working to surprise his wife with a beautiful cutter, or sleigh, for Christmas.
Subjects: Christmas, Farm life, Fiction, Gifts, Sleds, Swedish Americans
Places: Illinois