Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Prologue 1
Thunder of Waters 1
Humans 2
The French and the English 3
The Brothers 5
War 8
Crossings 11
Part 1 (1820 - 1830) 11
The Gardener's Story 11
The Young Historian 13
A Slave 17
Christmas Day 19
The Midwife 22
News 23
Weighty Matters 24
Cry Wolf 30
At the Breakfast Table 31
Part 2 (1830-1840) 33
A Silent House 33
The Teacher 35
Moving Day 40
A Dinner Party 42
A Teacher's Report 45
Resolution 51
Three Letters 53
The Tour 58
Part 3 (1840-1850) 65
Remembering 65
Return to Manhattan 68
Midsummer's Eve 73
At the Falls 75
At Lewiston 77
Lucy's Story 80
A Passing 84
Sailing 87
A Visil to Florida 92
Part 4 (1840-1850) 99
A Meeting in the Library 99
A Christmas Ball 102
The Book Club 106
A Christening 110
A Letter 112
Gossip 114
Rain 120
A Little Chat 129
Two Letters 130
A Policeman at the Door 133
Predictions 137
A Christmas Day 140
Part 5 (1860 and beyond) 143
Certainly 143
Cassie 144
War 145
Recruiting 148
The Home Front 150
Ongoing Events 152
Three Battles 154
The Aftermath 159
Goat Island 162
Oakwood Cemetery 166