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Title: An engaging read!
Review: "West to a Land of Plenty" tells the story of Italian-American teenager Teresa Angelino Viscardi who travels with her family to the Idaho Territory in 1883, to settle in a town called Opportunity. Of course, as with all the Dear America series of books, our heroine finds herself facing many problems - ranging from the mundane [her pesky younger sister Netta wanting to read her diary] to really serious concerns like battling illnesses, losing loved ones etc. Teresa is a strong-willed and courageous heroine and we come to genuinely care for her, despite the fact that this is not a real person.There is a historical note at the end that describes the founding of so-called experimental colonies from the 1600s to the 1800s, and the issues the settlers faced. There are also lots of archival photographs of early Italian migrants, illustrations of wagon journeys as well as an Italian recipe and song. This is a book that will apppeal to young history buffs.
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