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Here to There and Back Again

Here to There and Back Again


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In a prologue the author explains how her fact-fiction book is based on her great-great grandfather's 1849 Gold Rush letters. Against his parents' wishes, Eugene Chase makes plans with boyhood friend Leal to leave Vermont and seek their fortunes in California. Eugene's sister Hortense understands her oldest brother's desire; and she makes him promise to write letters home, addressed to her. In March 1849, at nineteen, Eugene leaves home for New York City. Leal is to meet him in St. Louis. Eugene's Uncle Lucien, who left Derby Line eight years earlier, lends his nephew the money for his adventure. "The fruits of your journey will reveal themselves in time," he tells Eugene. From beginning to end, Eugene's journey is long and hard: a journey to a new land and adulthood. Throughout constant difficulties, Eugene shows courage and endurance. This is not true of Leal, who is a burden to all in their Pioneer Line company, which includes Judd, an older doctor. Eventually, Judd asks Eugene to join him for the final 200 miles to California. At the Carson River, after crossing forty miles of treacherous desert, the two men leave the company, then later mine gold together. But the travel West and gold mining leave Judd in weakened health. He leaves for the East, and Eugene heads farther north for richer gold fields. In a epilogue, the author recounts that her great-great grandfather earned enough money to pay his passage home by sea, to net a clear one thousand dollars, and to build a fine house in Derby Line, Vermont.

About the Author :
Gail Wilson Kenna taught for college/university programs in Germany, Malaysia, Venezuela, Colombia, and the USA (Chapman College and American University). She now teaches for a Virginia adult institute (RILL) and serves as the creative nonfiction judge for San Francisco's Soul Keats Literary Competition. The author of three books (Along the Gold Rush Trail, The Face of the Avila, Beyond the Wall), Kenna was a Bread Loaf Writers' Conference 2012 fiction scholarship winner. She is the recipient of multiple writing awards and listed in Who's Who of American Women since 2008. In 2000 the Puffin Foundation honored Kenna for her work with North Americans incarcerated in Venezuelan prisons and funded her book, Beyond the Wall. Life as a military and State Department spouse/mother meant frequent moves and led to her first book for children. Had it not been for finding her great-great grandfather's gold rush letters, Gail Kenna would not have become a writer

Review :
This book is fictionalized biography based on letters written by the author's great-great grandfather when he crossed the country to look for gold in 1849...Throughout the narrative, the author has interspersed segments of Eugene Chase's letters. Black and white drawings add atmosphere to this beautifully written story, remarkable for its low reading level and its excellent development of the main character. Melissa Buckingham Reader Development Program Free Library of Philadelphia I loved teaching this book for the personal and intimate discussions it drew, and for the historical and geographical content it offers. Eugene Chase's determination to pursue his dream, to forge ahead and overcome obstacles, result in a powerful story. It moved my students to write their own stories of leaving home to follow a dream. I will use "Here, There and Back Again" in future classes with confidence and pleasure. Carole Harlow ESL Adult Education Sedona, Arizona


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781734160222
  • Publisher: Crosshill Creek Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Crosshill Creek Publications
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 218 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1734160225
  • Publisher Date: 25 Feb 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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