Books with author Coatsworth

Excerpt from Runaway HomeLook out! Shouted Luc'y.' Then she stood speechless. She couldn't tell Mark what to look out for, but he knew. Dropping his ax, he sprang back from the tree he had been cutting and slipped a little on the softening March snow. It was a fortunate slip. It carried him out of the way of the second tree that came crashing to earth just where he had been standing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Copyright 1950, 8th printing 1965, hardcover with dustjacket, ex-library, 246 pages, with b/w frontispiece and chapter heading illustrations. SYNOPSIS: "Part of 'Land of the Free' series for young adults. Set in the mid 1300s from Scandinavia to Greenland, then to North America in search of the colony that has forsaken its home and religion. Fatherless Olav Sigurdson saw a chance to vindicate his family's name as the expedition goes from legendary Vinland into present-day Minnesota where a stone reads: We were 8 Swedes and 22 Norwegians on an exploration journey from Vinland to the West." CONDITION: Library cardholder/checkout sheet and stamps/notations inside. Dustjacket is enclosed in mylar overlay taped to cover. Binding is secure.