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Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
x, 531 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A haunting gothic tale that illuminates the fortunes and misfortunes of a 19th-century immigrant family of confidence artists-a story of morality, duplicity, and retribution that explores the depths of human manipulation and vulnerability
The patriarch of the Licht family, Abraham has raised a brood of talented con artists, children molded in his image, and experts in The Game, his calling and philosophy of life. Traveling from one small town to...
Author
Series
American Girl short stories volume 7
Publisher
Pleasant Publications
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
39 p. : col. ill. ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
In colonial Williamsburg, nine-year-old Felicity's dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns that "Gracefulness is in the foot, not the shoe." Includes information on the education of girls in colonial America, focusing on dance, and presents square dance instructions.
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