The Adventures of Sally on Barclay Mountain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781420879261)

Sally at ten years was a tomboy, on Barclay Mountain. Barclay was once a booming coal mining area. In the 1930''s when work was hard to come by, her father moved the family back to Barclay. He had a job digging coal. Sally''s family consisted of mom and dad, a sister, Annie the cow. Her sister was Older and wasn''t around much. So Sally, as a child, spent her days in adventures on Barclay Mountain. The time frame here is from 1939 to 1943. The Great was coming to an end. America was at war with Hitler in Germany. A former editor of The Daily Review. Staley Clark, had written a small book, called The Romance of Old Barclay. In his book he wrote reports of what things Were like in the days when Barclay was a boom town, Sally had seen another report in The Daily Review, in the past, that said the Barclay picnic grounds were in decline, and that no weddings ever had been held there. That was not so. During Sally''s time on Barclay Mountain, her sister married, Horace Mott on the Band stand at the Barclay Picnic Grounds. Thus the chapter in this book, "A New Romance on Barclay Mountain". This book will appeal to youth, and adults. It has historical Bradford County interest. Many older adults will relate to the places mentioned. The main plot: In this book is an account of how she came to know the Lord. Shortly thereafter, her parents also accepted the Lord and answered a call to the New Tribes Mission. Her Dad had felt a call to the Lord''s service, since he was a boy under the influence of a Godly mother. He finally came back to the Lord.

Author: Sara M. Millard
ISBN-10: 142087926X
ISBN-13: 9781420879261
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2005
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d