Title:
Boundaries : how the Mason-Dixon line settled a family feud & divided a nation
Author:
Walker, Sally M.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Summary:
Traces the history of the Mason-Dixon Line as reflected by family feuds, exploration, scientific advancement and the cultural conflicts between America's northern and southern states.
General Note:
"Reinforced trade edition"--Jacket flap.
A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Language:
English
Contents:
Old-World prejudice, New-world dreams -- Maryland's shores -- Convictions and conscience -- Seed of a nation -- Whose land? -- Stars in their eyes -- Surveyors to the rescue -- Tackling the impossible -- West line -- Continuing west -- Dangerous territory -- Freedom's boundary -- Time's boundary.
Reading Level:
1190 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.7 8.0 164729.
Reading Counts RC High School 11. 12 Quiz: 63107.
ISBN:
9780763656126
9780763673314
Format :
Book
