Deborah Whitney of Shady Flat - Softcover

Deborah Whitney of Shady Flat tells of an independent young girl's life during the summer of 1874 in the gold and lumber camps of Northern California. The daughter of early Gold Rush pioneers, Debbie is a fearless tomboy, impulsive, and also rather spoiled! As Debbie grows older, her hunger for freedom wars with her mother's fears regarding females' safety and reputation in polite society-- so, naturally, she often finds herself in a peck of trouble! To her credit, Debbie protests against prejudice, meanness, and ignorance in others, but, being only human, overlooks her own failings. It takes a series of unexpected-- even unpleasant-- events over the course of the summer to shake up her notions and challenge her to grow in understanding and goodness of heart"