Libby Davis: An Indiana Girlhood

Meet Libby Davis, a lively little girl growing up on a farm in the heart of pioneer America. In this book, you will read about the river itself, and about Libby%u2019s parents, Jonathan and Nancy, and her big sister Emmeline. You%u2019ll go to school with Emmeline and Libby and you%u2019ll find out how Libby raised lambs and made a homespun blanket. You%u2019ll meet up with Miami Indians, and read about the Davis family%u2019s successful efforts to shelter Joseph Riley, a fugitive slave. Based on the life of the author's great grandmother, Elizabeth Hiatt Davis, the book vividly evokes the busy and creative life of the Indiana pioneers.