Cress Delahanty remains one of the most intrepid and beloved teenagers in all American literature. Amid the clotted oil fields and pungent orange groves of rural 1940s California, the young woman explores her family's citrus ranch, worries about boys, attempts to negotiate the...
Cress Delahanty is a novel written by Jessamyn West. The story revolves around Cress Delahanty, a young girl who grows up in a small town in California during the early 20th century. Cress is a bright and curious child who is eager to learn about the world around her. However,...