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It was nine o'clock one sunny California morning, and Geoffrey Strong stood under the live-oak trees in Las Flores Ca on, with a pot of black paint in one hand and a huge brush in the other. He could have handled these implements to better purpose and with better grace had not... Read Full Overview

""A Summer in a Canyon"" is a novel written by Kate Douglas Wiggin. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Marian who spends her summer vacation in a canyon with her family. The book is set in the late 19th century and provides a vivid description of life in... Read Full Overview

Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 - August 24, 1923) was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first... Read Full Overview

When Elizabeth travels to California to spend the summer with her botanist uncle, she doesn't expect to fall in love with the rugged beauty of the canyon where he works. But as she learns more about the local flora and fauna, she finds herself drawn into a world of adventure... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""A Summer in a Canon: A California Story"" is a novel written by Kate Douglas Wiggin. The story is set in California and follows the adventures of a group of children who spend their summer vacation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The main character is a young girl named Molly,... Read Full Overview

"A Summer in a Canyon", by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Kate Douglas Wiggin was american educator and author of children's stories (1856-1923).