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100 1 _aMaule, Mary K.
_q(Mary Katherine),
_d1861-
245 1 2 _aA Prairie-Schooner Princess
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
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 2013-08-13
508 _aProduced by Al Haines
520 _a"A Prairie-Schooner Princess" by Mary K. Maule is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the Peniman family, who embark on an arduous journey across the plains to the Nebraska Territory, navigating challenges both environmental and human as they seek a new home. Their tale intertwines with a fateful encounter when they assist a beleaguered woman and her family, setting the stage for themes of survival, family, and the historical conflicts of the time. The opening of the book introduces the Peniman family during their pioneer journey in 1856, highlighting the young boy Joe's anxious observation of an approaching dust cloud. As the family prepares for potential danger, they encounter a woman driving a runaway wagon, who urgently cries for help. Upon reaching them, they discover the woman's husband has been grievously wounded by an arrow, possibly in an Indian attack. The narrative establishes a tone of impending peril from both the wilderness and human threats, foreshadowing the trials the family will face as they proceed along their westward journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Nebraska -- Fiction
653 _aQuakers -- Fiction
653 _aPioneers -- United States -- Fiction
653 _aPioneers -- Nebraska -- Fiction
653 _aIndians of North America -- Nebraska -- Fiction
653 _aOmaha Indians -- Fiction
700 1 _aCue, Harold James,
_d1887-1961
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43463
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