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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aPerkins, Lucy Fitch,
_d1865-1937
245 1 4 _aThe Puritan Twins
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-09-04
508 _aProduced by Alicia Williams, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Puritan Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around twelve-year-old twins, Daniel and Nancy Pepperell, who live with their Puritan mother in a log cabin in New England during the year 1638. As they navigate the challenges of frontier life, including tasks like clam digging and the dangers posed by wildlife and native tribes, the twins’ adventures also reflect the strict moral and religious values of their Puritan upbringing. At the start of the story, Goodwife Pepperell anxiously searches for her children, fearing they may have wandered too far into the woods. After finding them, she instructs the twins on their chores, highlighting the responsibilities expected of them. Their playful antics, such as drawing mischievous pictures in the sand and their subsequent trouble with the tide, lead to a dramatic rescue by Captain Sanders, who brings them back home just in time for a storm. The narrative sets the stage for their family dynamics, the principles of Puritan life, and the excitement of childhood adventure in a challenging environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTwins -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPuritans -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMassachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Massachusetts -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16644
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