Chapter 9: Life in a Shanty
Homestead life begins as the Averills settle into their shanty. Emma describes her new everyday routines (laundry, keeping mosquitoes out of the house, school lessons and church services) and the house raising which brings the community together to help build the Averills' first house.
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