Description: The Interference of Patricia. By Lilian Bell. 156 pages. Frank Merrill illustrations. 1st edition. Our Cousins in Ohio is an account of a year in the life of a Quaker immigrant family in Ohio in the 1840s, written by Mary Botham Howitt. It is based on letters from her sister Emma Botham Alderson (1806–1847), who left England in 1842 with her husband, Harrison Alderson (1800–1871), and three children, William Charles (1837–1914), Agnes (1839–1925), and Anna Mary (1841–1934). The narrative takes place in and around the family's farm and home, called "The Cedars", located near the village of Athens, a fictional name for the village of Warsaw (now incorporated into Cincinnati) on the west bank of the Great Miami River in Hamilton County, Ohio. The original home was torn down in the 1850s, and the site is now occupied by Seton High School. Instead of following a single unifying plot, the narrative is organized as a calendar year, with a separate chapter for each month, beginning and ending with classic scenes of emigrant Christmas. Within this calendrical structure are incorporated numerous threads relating to domestic life (e.g. the parents' attempts at dealing with Willy's stubbornness, confrontations with a neighborhood bully, raising crops and livestock, exploring the neighboring woods) and to social issues of the day (e.g. slavery and abolition, soldiers on their way to war with Mexico, westward migration, and the practices of various religious and national groups). Published 1852 by Robert Collins, New York. Good condition with some wear to cover. Good binding and hinges. Clean text.
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