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The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter · Booklabria

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The Light in the Forest

HistoryHistorical Fiction

The Light in the Forest

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First published: 1953
Language: English
Editions: 26

Synopsis

A white boy, captured by Native Americans, grows to his teens as an Indian, is then forced by treaty to return to his white family. Needless to say, he has a tremendously difficult time adjusting. Emotional conflicts arise from all sides, leading to a climactic ending.

Subjects: History
Historical Fiction
Children's fiction
United States
Indians of North America
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Set in: Pennsylvania
Time: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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