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Darlene Beck Jacobson presents Wheels of change /

Twelve-year-old Emily Soper avoids her mother's efforts to make her more ladylike by watching her father and his workers build fine carriages in Washington, D.C., but 1908 is a turbulent time and her father's livelihood threatened by racist neighbors and the growing popularity of automobil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobson, Darlene Beck (Author)
Other Authors: Moss, Marissa (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Creston Books, LLC, [2014]
Subjects:
Family life > Washington (D.C.) > Fiction.
Sex role > Fiction.
Social change > Fiction.
Carriages and carts > Fiction.
Baking > Fiction.
Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Families > Washington (D.C.) > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Social change > Juvenile fiction.
Carriages and carts > Juvenile fiction.
Baking > Juvenile fiction.
Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Baking.
Carriages and carts.
Families.
Sex role.
Social change.
Washington (D.C.)
1900 - 1999
History.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:Twelve-year-old Emily Soper avoids her mother's efforts to make her more ladylike by watching her father and his workers build fine carriages in Washington, D.C., but 1908 is a turbulent time and her father's livelihood threatened by racist neighbors and the growing popularity of automobiles. Includes historical note and recipes.
Physical Description:198 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781939547132
193954713X