Crossing to Safety
by Stegner, Wallace
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140133488
- ISBN 13
- 9780140133486
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Anna Sewell was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, on March 30, 1820. Brought up in a strict Quaker family, Anna developed a strong interest in horses as a young girl. But a crippling bone disease and a fall in 1834 left her an invalid for most of her life. By her mid-thirties she was severely lame and could only get around in a pony cart, and characteristically she would never use a whip on the animal. In 1871, she was told she had eighteen months to live, and by the end of that year, she had begun her book, Black Beauty , hoping it might make people a little kinder to their faithful horses. Although she was seriously ill, she lived long enough to finish her book and see it published in 1877. On April 25, 1878, she died at her home in Old Catton near Norwich, England. Black Beauty , an enormous success from its first appearance, was soon adopted by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and used to improve the conditions of horses everywhere. Meg Rosoff was born in Boston, USA. She has worked in publishing, public relations and most recently advertising, but thinks the best job in the world would be head gardener for Regents Park. Meg lives in Highbury, North London. She is the author of Just in Case, What I Was and How I Live Now .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turtleman Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ST01285
- Title
- Crossing to Safety
- Author
- Stegner, Wallace
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140133488
- ISBN 13
- 9780140133486
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 341
- Size
- 12.7 cm x 19.6 cm x 1.5 cm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Romance; Literary Fiction;
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About the Seller
Turtleman Used Books
About Turtleman Used Books
Opened August 1st of 2022, Turtleman Used Books in Olympia, WA. Address is 108 22nd Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501. Suite #4. This is a small shop, so some books may only be displayed online, others only displayed in the store. Come on by if you are in town. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
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