![]() ![]() The longer they stayed with Jack, the more volatile and unpredictable he became. Jack dragged them back to his farm where he locked Emmy in the house and forced the boys to work his orchards. While sleeping on the bank of the river, the children were awoken by the startling appearance of a one-eyed man named Jack. They all decided they could go to her house and find a new home. Albert found one letter from their Aunt Julia in Saint Louis. Shortly into their trip, they discovered that the safe contents include over $200 and a series of letters the orphans' family members had sent to the Brickmans. They then ventured onto the Minnesota River in a canoe. Before leaving they stole the contents of the Brickmans' safe. Eager to be rid of their oppressors, Odie, Albert, and their friend Mose, rescued another recent orphan and friend, Emmy Frost. However, Lincoln School was a cruel and unforgiving place. In This Tender Land, after 12-year-old Odie O'Banion and older his brother, Albert, were orphaned, the operators of Lincoln Indian Training School, Thelma and Clyde Brickman took them in. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Krueger, William Kent. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |