The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier

The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier / Teri Kanefield.

Author/creator	Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author.
Format	Tactile Material, Book, and Print
Publication Info	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2016]
Copyright Notice	©2016
Description	64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Wright, Susanna, 1697-1784--Juvenile literature. Quakers--Pennsylvania --Columbia --Biography --Juvenile literature. Women--Pennsylvania --Columbia --Biography --Juvenile literature. Poets--Biography --Juvenile literature. Clerks of court--Pennsylvania --Biography --Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life--Pennsylvania --Columbia --Juvenile literature. Pennsylvania--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 --Juvenile literature. Columbia (Pa.)--Biography --Juvenile literature.

Contents	Suzy comes to America -- At home in the land of brotherly love -- Shaking off the yoke -- A new home on the frontier -- A little romance -- Political adviser, lawyer, activist, and advocate for the Indians -- Businesswoman and scientific author -- The American Revolution and Quaker pacifism -- Celebrated poet -- Last years and legacy -- Afterword: from Wright's Ferry to Columbia.
Abstract	Introduces Suzy Wright, a Quaker who helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, defended the rights of Native Americans, and provided legal counsel to her neighbors.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references ( pages 59-62) and index.
Audience	1220 Lexile
Genre/form	Biographies.
LCCN	2015019813
ISBN	9781419718663 (hardcover)
ISBN	1419718665 (hardcover)