St. Louis is a stockaded fur-trading town on the Mississippi some twenty years before the end of the eighteenth century, when little Renée de Longueville arrives after a hard journey to live with her uncle. Douglas follows her growing up among French settlers, traders and Indians, through sorrows, fireside evenings, a king’s ball and her first love.
A charming historical story for girls about the early days of a great American city. Download the free EPUB.