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Book details

Genre:HISTORY
SubGenre:United States / 19th Century
Language:English
Pages:178
Format:Paperback
Paperback ISBN:9781483598437

A House Divided: The Porters of Niagara

by Margaret Steele

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Overview

Tells the life stories of Elizabeth Porter and her brother, Peter a. Porter, who grew up in the Niagara area of New York State in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Their history involves the divisions between North and South, the Underground Railroad, the run-up to the Civil War and their participation in that struggle. The book is a combination of fact and fiction.

Description

Characters in the book include other members of the Porter family who were pioneers and entrepreneurs on the Niagara Frontier, runaway slaves and freed slaves, members of the Seneca nation and wealthy citizens of New York City, Florida, Kentucky and Niagara.

About the author

Born Buffalo NY, 5/20/33. Educated Branksome Hall, Toronto, Middlebury College, Sorbonne. Lived in many parts of the world. Now living in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mother of 4 children, grandmother of 3. Has previously written books for children and some plays and poetry.

Paperback$10.58

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