KETURAH CAME 'ROUND THE HORN

by Ada Claire Darby ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1935

This is for the upper bracket of this age group -- the lower bracket of the next. The story of a girl of about 15 whose father was a sea captain in the adventurous days when reaching the California seacoast meant sailing round the Horn. He kidnapped his own daughter from the sacred precincts of Beacon Hill -- and she was catapulted into the midst of the exciting days of the transfer of jurisdiction of California from Mexico to the United States. A glimpse of Fremont -- a friendly picture of General Kearny -- a not so friendly one of Stockton -- a glamorous visit to a Spanish Hacienda -- all in all a satisfying book. Ada Darby has the faculty of making her history seem incidental -- her story paramount.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1935

ISBN: 1434465276

Page Count: -

Publisher: Stokes

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1935

Categories: CHILDREN'S