Old Number Roads of the Illinoy and Yowa
Map of Old Number Roads of the Illinoy and Yowa, parchment reproduction by Raskesh Halfsilver from pre-Bust papermap
Read More Old Number Roads of the Illinoy and Yowaby Laura Ingalls-Wei
Map of Old Number Roads of the Illinoy and Yowa, parchment reproduction by Raskesh Halfsilver from pre-Bust papermap
Read More Old Number Roads of the Illinoy and YowaThe handcar’s axle was made from strong hickory. Its rims were made from bent splits of white oak and cased in strips of iron that Pa had flattened at his forge. . . .
Read More Two: The HandcarPa hacked aside the overgrowth. Then he clanged the flat iron surface beneath with the blunt side of his hatchet. It was an old Merican signpost. . . .
Read More Three: The Great TowersNight after night, they camped hidden among the trees. Pa pulled the handcar off the old number road, into the cover of the woods. Then, they would find a clearing where they would make camp . . . .
Read More Four: RestrantIt was splendid to sleep indoors for a change. Their fire heated that old creetrock building right up, and Laura slept warm and cozy . . . .
Read More Five: Two Nights Under One RoofLaura’s eyes were full of tears. They couldn’t leave him, she pleaded. They just couldn’t . . . .
Read More Six: A Fine WatchdogOne night, Laura and her family made camp by a lake. They had been following a road called the Ten Road. Or maybe it was called the Ninety-Four Road. Or else it had no name . . . .
Read More Seven: ShowtalesPa left the handcar down by the riverbank. Then he climbed up to join them beside the earthen mound surrounded by birch trees where Ma had chosen to wait. . . .
Read More Nine: Iron BoxesThe days that followed were warm. Laura didn’t need to wear her mittens or her wool cap any more. A few days later, when they stopped for a midday rest on a bluff overlooking a densely forested river valley, Ma let Laura unlace her traveling cloak. . . .
Read More Ten: Yowa Country