Solomon (Florida Historical Fiction for Youth)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156164434X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Shaw lives on a farm in north central Florida with her husband. She holds degrees from Florida State University and the University of Florida. Bitten by the travel bug during a summer at Oxford University, she now leads groups on European tours every other year. A fifth-generation Floridian, Marilyn Bishop Shaw writes from
Further distancing father and son is the arrival of a refined Virginian brandishing a fifteen-foot whip with deadly precision. Though these skills bring food to their meager table, Moses wants his son to concentrate on farming. Lela struggles to make a home, keep peace between her husband and son, and continue Solomon’s education as they fight to survive.When the chance comes to go on a cattle drive, Solomon jumps at it—though his parents are reluctant to let him go. Their battle to survive is filled with harsh difficulties in this wild and fickle new home, and they all work long, hard days. He confronts a new world as he rides a Florida marshtackie horse, wields his whip rounding up a large herd of wild cattle, and brings them to market at the coast—where he sees sights he had never dreamed existed.Are the Freemans strong enough to build a successful homestead? Will they be welcomed in this hard place where blacks have only been slaves in years past? Will the family seal its bond through shared hardship or splinter irreparably? Does Solomon have the wisdom he needs to face challenges beyond his years and see the family throug
Sunshinetravel said Solomon is a winner!. Cattle drives in Florida? You bet! "Solomon" is a well researched and finely crafted story. This coming-of-age tale of Solomon, son of freed slaves homesteading in post-Civil War Lafayette County, Florida, will catch and keep your attention from beginning to end. "Solomon" provides a great look, from a not so common perspective, at the settling of rural north central Florida during the late 1860's. Even though "S. Solomon-Kaylee Parsons A Customer This was an excelent read with exicting cliff-hangers at all the right times. I loved the fact that if one of this mixed up family was missing no one could function. Every one needed each other. Although Solomon didn't want to follow in his father, Moses' footsteps he still did what he was told. Solomon was very curious about everything and sometimes it got him in trouble. Solomon was a great read for any age. I . Amy G said Solomon by Marilyn Bishop Shaw. Solomon is a terrific book that tells a story that is rarely told; black, emancipated slaves homesteading in North Central Florida and a young boy who becomes a man through his adventures on the farm and as a cattle herder. This book is easy to read and exciting at the same time. It has no bad language and is otherwise very "clean", but the author has included the harsh realities of life in that time period.
Ms. Bitten by the travel bug during a summer at Oxford University, she now leads groups on European tours every other year. . She holds degrees from Florida State University and the University of Florida. About the Author A fifth-generation Floridian, Marilyn Bishop Shaw writes from her roots for young readers, an audience she knows well after thirty years of teaching. Shaw lives on a farm in north central Florida with her husband