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The runaway's gold : a novel /

"The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christopher Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant farmer). When Christopher's brother frames him for the theft of a bag of coins, Christopher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burack, Emilie Christie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Amulet Books, 2015.
Subjects:
Shetland (Scotland) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Shetland (Scotland) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Scotland > History > 19th century > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1775-1865 > Fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Coins > Fiction.
Scottish Americans > Fiction.
Scotland > Shetland.
1800 - 1899
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
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Summary:"The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christopher Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant farmer). When Christopher's brother frames him for the theft of a bag of coins, Christopher must leave home and embark on a journey to return the coins and clear his name"--
Physical Description:305 pages : map ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781419713699
1419713698