Chesapeake -- James A. Michener, Paperback Children's All Ages - Family Even if it means leaving

Even if it means leaving behind the man I was never meant to love

But can Massimo believe what Pietro is saying

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and to understand what this means for their families

Chesapeake -- James A. Michener, Paperback Children's All Ages - Family Even if it means leavingIn this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four hundred year saga of America's Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that