Project Gutenberg 2007-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 85 Douglas, Amanda M. 1831 1916 Douglas, Amanda Minnie A Little Girl in Old Detroit Reading ease score: 92.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Little Girl in Old Detroit" by Amanda M. Douglas is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the late 18th century and follows the life of a young girl named Jeanne Angelot, who was mysteriously abandoned and raised by an Indian woman after her mother was declared dead. The novel explores themes of identity, belonging, and the cultural exchanges between the French and English settlers and the Indigenous peoples during a time of significant change and upheaval in Detroit. At the start of the novel, Jeanne is introduced as a spirited and curious girl who, having been separated from her past, is eager to learn about her origins. The opening chapters present her interactions with her guardian, Pani, and her playmate, Louis Marsac, as they navigate the complexities of their lives in a town marked by cultural shifts and the aftermath of the American Revolution. The narrative establishes Jeanne's vibrant personality and her yearning for adventure, all while hinting at the mysteries surrounding her true heritage, making readers eager to follow her journey of discovery as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detroit (Mich.) -- Fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 576375 576228 2024-10-09T06:56:32.853409 2023-09-09T09:08:58.977345 text/html text/html 585202 2007-03-01T16:34:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329962 2007-03-01T16:34:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359485 2024-10-09T06:56:40.666379 application/epub+zip 365712 2024-10-09T06:56:33.963439 application/epub+zip 291826 2024-10-09T06:56:33.380412 application/epub+zip 543658 2024-10-09T06:56:46.114351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498170 2024-10-09T06:56:40.043397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421811 2022-09-10T03:37:19.747739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530836 530737 2024-10-09T06:56:31.265417 2023-09-09T09:08:57.555314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 530575 2007-03-01T16:27:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203802 2007-03-01T16:27:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 530584 2007-03-01T16:27:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203742 2007-03-01T16:27:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19246137 2007-03-01T17:09:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 22811 2024-10-09T06:56:46.252336 application/rdf+xml 27355 2024-10-09T06:56:33.483397 image/jpeg 3789 2024-10-09T06:56:33.429403 image/jpeg 324224 2024-10-09T06:56:32.907425 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia