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Ruth of Boston

by James Otis

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Author
Otis, James, 1848-1912
Title
Ruth of Boston: A Story of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Credits
Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject
Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
Category
Text
eBook-No.
44100
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44100
Release Date
November 3, 2013
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.RUTH OF BOSTON
  2. 2.FOREWORD
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.A PROPER BEGINNING
  5. 5.ON THE BROAD OCEAN
  6. 6.MAKING READY FOR BATTLE
  7. 7.THE REST OF THE VOYAGE
  8. 8.THE FIRST VIEW OF AMERICA
  9. 9.THE TOWN OF SALEM
  10. 10.OTHER VILLAGES
  11. 11.VISITING SALEM
  12. 12.MAKING COMPARISONS
  13. 13.AN INDIAN GUEST AND OTHER VISITORS
  14. 14.A CHRISTENING AND A DINNER
  15. 15.DECIDING UPON A HOME
  16. 16.A SAD LOSS
  17. 17.REJOICING TURNED INTO MOURNING
  18. 18.THANKSGIVING DAY IN JULY
  19. 19.LEAVING SALEM FOR CHARLESTOWN
  20. 20.OUR NEIGHBORS
  21. 21.GETTING SETTLED
  22. 22.THE GREAT SICKNESS
  23. 23.MOVING THE TOWN
  24. 24.MASTER GRAVES PROHIBITS SWIMMING
  25. 25.ANNA FOSTER'S PARTY
  26. 26.THE TOWN OF BOSTON
  27. 27.GUARDING AGAINST FIRES
  28. 28.OUR OWN NEW HOME
  29. 29.THE FASHION OF THE DAY
  30. 30.MY OWN WARDROBE
  31. 31.MASTER JOHNSON'S DEATH
  32. 32.MANY NEW KINDS OF FOOD
  33. 33.THE SUPPLY OF FOOD
  34. 34.THE SAILING OF THE "LYON"
  35. 35.THE FAMINE
  36. 36.THE SEARCH FOR FOOD
  37. 37.THE STARVATION TIME
  38. 38.A DAY TO BE REMEMBERED
  39. 39.THE COMING OF THE "LYON"
  40. 40.ANOTHER THANKSGIVING DAY
  41. 41.A DEFENSE FOR THE TOWN
  42. 42.THE PROBLEM OF SERVANTS
  43. 43.CHICKATABUT
  44. 44.BUILDING A SHIP
  45. 45.HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCES
  46. 46.HOW THE WORK IS DIVIDED
  47. 47.LAUNCHING THE SHIP
  48. 48.MASTER WINTHROP'S MISHAP
  49. 49.NEW ARRIVALS
  50. 50.ANOTHER FAMINE
  51. 51.FINE CLOTHING FORBIDDEN
  52. 52.OUR FIRST CHURCH
  53. 53.A TROUBLESOME PERSON
  54. 54.THE VILLAGE OF MERRY MOUNT
  55. 55.PUNISHING THOMAS MORTON
  56. 56.PHILIP RATCLIFF'S CRIME
  57. 57.IN THE PILLORY
  58. 58.STEALING FROM THE INDIANS
  59. 59.THE PASSING OF NEW LAWS
  60. 60.MASTER PORMONT'S SCHOOL
  61. 61.SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
  62. 62.OTHER TOOLS OF TORTURE
  63. 63.DIFFICULT LESSONS
  64. 64.OTHER SCHOOLS
  65. 65.RAISING FLAX
  66. 66.PREPARING FLAX
  67. 67.SPINNING, BLEACHING, AND WEAVING FLAX
  68. 68.WHAT WE GIRLS DO AT HOME
  69. 69.MAKING SOAP
  70. 70.SOAP FROM BAYBERRIES
  71. 71.GOOSE-PICKING
  72. 72.A CHANGE OF GOVERNORS
  73. 73.THE FLIGHT OF ROGER WILLIAMS
  74. 74.SIR HARRY VANE
  75. 75.MAKING SUGAR
  76. 76.A "SUGARING DINNER"
  77. 77.TRAINING DAY
  78. 78.SHOOTING FOR A PRIZE
  79. 79.LECTURE DAY
  80. 80.PUNISHMENT FOR EVIL-DOERS
  81. 81.THE MURDER OF JOHN OLDHAM
  82. 82.SAVAGES ON THE WAR-PATH
  83. 83.PEQUOT INDIANS

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