Wright's Wagon Train (Holiday, 1995) is a better choice.?Lisa Falk, Los Angeles Public LibraryĬopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. There is no authentic quality or feel for either the African-American or Native American cultures. The contrived plot imposes middle-class 20th-century values on the story, which unfolds like a "B" Hollywood production. The dialogue doesn't ring true, and descriptive passages don't convey any emotion. Unfortunately, the superficial text and lack of character development are serious flaws.
Detailed, full-page, pen-and-ink illustrations grace the sepia-colored pages.
Jeremiah attempts to tame a wild pony and becomes friends with a Cheyenne boy. The boy and his mother are left to work the family's farm while his father fights in the Civil War. Jeremiah and his parents have escaped from plantation slavery.
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