A pioneer sampler : the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840

Historically accurate stories about a fictional pioneer family living on a backwoods farm are integrated with period notes, recipes, crafts, games, and illustrations to provide a realistic study of what pioneer life was really like. The Robertsons -- Signs of Spring -- Maple-Sugaring -- School Days -- Baby Animals -- Finding a Honey Tree -- Granny's Story -- Milking -- Sheep-Shearing -- The Peddler's Visit -- Fishing -- Harvesting the Crops -- A Visit to the General Store -- Building the New House -- The Cornhusking Bee -- Shadow Stories -- Lost in the Woods -- Moving Day -- Christmas Visiting -- Hogmanay. Tells the story of what life was like for the Robertsons, a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840 The Robertsons are a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840. Tells stories and shows how chores were done.