Research Catalog

Title

Sally and Lucinda / story by Mary Louise Anderson ; illustrations by Nellie Gordon.

Author

Anderson, Mary Louisa, 1870-1962

Publication

[New York] : [New Reading Materials Program], 1938.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gordon, Nellie
• New York (N.Y.). Board of Education, sponsor.
• United States. Works Progress Administration, sponsor.
• New Reading Materials Program (New York, N.Y.), publisher.

Description

48 pages : color illustrations; 21 cm

Summary

Two stories concerning Sally, the daughter of a 19th century American diplomat and politician and her family (a character likely based on the author's mother). The first concerns the child's relationship with her beloved Black "nurse" and surrogate mother, Lucinda. After serving Sally and her mother, who is presented at court in Portugal, Lucinda goes to live with her sister in Washington, D.C. when the family returns to the United States. Sally and her family head south to their estate, Greenbrook, where the girl corresponds regularly with Lucinda for several years until she stops responding. When a new post brings the family to Washington, Sally goes in search of Lucinda, and finds her deathly ill, having been mistreated by her sister. The family takes her into their care and restores Lucinda to health. The second story takes place while Sally's father is Territorial Governor of New Mexico. A military officer and friend of the family recounts for the children the narrative of his "rescue" of Go-to-kow-pah-a, a young member of the Weah Tribe. After being taken prisoner by another (unidentified) nation that was at war with the Territorial Government, the boy is "adopted" by the officer and his regiment, but he resists enforced cultural assimilation, runs away, and is reunited with his own people.

Subject

• 1800-1899
• African American household employees > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• African American women > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• Children of governors > New Mexico > Santa Fe > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• Girls > United States > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• Diplomatic and consular service, American > Portugal > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• Runaway children > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• Statesmen's children > United States > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• Girls > Juvenile fiction
• Children > Juvenile fiction
• African American women
• Children of governors
• Girls
• Diplomatic and consular service, American
• Runaway children
• Statesmen's children
• African American household employees
• Wea Tribe > 19th century > Juvenile fiction
• United States
• New Mexico > Santa Fe
• Portugal

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Instructional and educational works.
• Juvenile literature.
• Fiction.
• Juvenile works.

Note

• "Board of Education, City of New York, published for the New Reading Materials Program (Official Project 665-97-3-2 W.P. 11A) conducted under the auspices of the U. S. Works Progress Administration" -- half-title page
• "U. S. Works Progress Administration, New Reading Materials Program, Board of Education, City of New York, 1938" -- half-title verso.
• Includes 12 full page color illustrations on unnumbered facing pages; other illustrations on same page as text.

Binding (note)

• Copy in Rare Books+ 23-61 staple bound in publisher's color printed pictorial stiff mustard colored wrappers.

Contents

Sally and Lucinda -- The little boy with the long name.

Call Number

Rare Books+ 23-61

OCLC

1389828040

Author

Anderson, Mary Louisa, 1870-1962, author.

Title

Sally and Lucinda / story by Mary Louise Anderson ; illustrations by Nellie Gordon.

Publisher

[New York] : [New Reading Materials Program], 1938.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Binding

Copy in Rare Books+ 23-61 staple bound in publisher's color printed pictorial stiff mustard colored wrappers. NN

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Added Author

Gordon, Nellie, illustrator.

New York (N.Y.). Board of Education, sponsor.

United States. Works Progress Administration, sponsor.

New Reading Materials Program (New York, N.Y.), publisher.

Research Call Number

Rare Books+ 23-61