A House Divided: The Porters of Niagara

by Margaret Steele

Overview

Characters in the book include other members of the Porter family who were pioneers and entrepreneurs on the Niagara Frontier, runaway slaves and freed slaves, members of the Seneca nation and wealthy citizens of New York City, Florida, Kentucky and Niagara.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483598437
Publisher:	Bookbaby
Publication date:	11/02/2017
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Born Buffalo NY, 5/20/33. Educated Branksome Hall, Toronto, Middlebury College, Sorbonne. Lived in many parts of the world. Now living in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mother of 4 children, grandmother of 3. Has previously written books for children and some plays and poetry.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Prologue 1

Thunder of Waters 1

Humans 2

The French and the English 3

The Brothers 5

War 8

Crossings 11

Part 1 (1820 - 1830) 11

The Gardener's Story 11

The Young Historian 13

A Slave 17

Christmas Day 19

The Midwife 22

News 23

Weighty Matters 24

Cry Wolf 30

At the Breakfast Table 31

Part 2 (1830-1840) 33

A Silent House 33

The Teacher 35

Moving Day 40

A Dinner Party 42

A Teacher's Report 45

Resolution 51

Three Letters 53

The Tour 58

Part 3 (1840-1850) 65

Remembering 65

Return to Manhattan 68

Midsummer's Eve 73

At the Falls 75

At Lewiston 77

Lucy's Story 80

A Passing 84

Sailing 87

A Visil to Florida 92

Part 4 (1840-1850) 99

A Meeting in the Library 99

A Christmas Ball 102

The Book Club 106

A Christening 110

A Letter 112

Gossip 114

Rain 120

A Little Chat 129

Two Letters 130

A Policeman at the Door 133

Predictions 137

A Christmas Day 140

Part 5 (1860 and beyond) 143

Certainly 143

Cassie 144

War 145

Recruiting 148

The Home Front 150

Ongoing Events 152

Three Battles 154

The Aftermath 159

Goat Island 162

Oakwood Cemetery 166