Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1871
Monday, September 4, 1871
A Good, Sad Story
I Am a Thief
The Stowaway
The Nightmare
The Things I Remember
Binghamton, New York
On Board the Erie Train
Two Days Slow
Martial Law
The Etiquette of Grief
There but for the Grace of God
Gideon
A Pillar of Salt
Best-Laid Schemes
A Place to Cry
A Ride Along Ridge Row
Two Days Late (Again!)
Tuesday, September 5, 1871
Miss Ringwald’s Letter
Your Eyes, Sir
Miss Ringwald’s Great Cause
To Live in a Rabbit Hole
A Riddle
Forever Rabbit and Forever Alice
A Taste of Licorice
I Know It’s a Sin
A Taste of Lye
Our Tormentor
A Do Not Disturb Mama Day
A Visit from a Doctor
Wednesday, September 6, 1871
Beautiful Dreamer
Keep Me from Evil
Chicago, Illinois, 1871
Saturday, September 9, 1871
Mozie and Mrs. Duggan
Our Horror
Sunday, September 10, 1871
Saying Good-bye to the Pritchards
The Fish Footman
Monday, September 11, 1871
Tuesday, September 12, 1871
Wednesday, September 13, 1871
Thursday, September 14, 1871
Friday, September 15, 1871
Saturday, September 16, 1871
Sunday, September 17, 1871
Monday, September 18, 1871
Tuesday, September 19, 1871
Wednesday, September 20, 1871
How to Make Black Pudding
Friday, September 22, 1871
Saturday, September 23, 1871
Sunday, September 24, 1871
Monday, September 25, 1871
Too and Two
Wednesday, September 27, 1871
Friday, September 29, 1871
A Message for Peter
Saturday, September 30, 1871
Sunday, October 1, 1871
Monday, October 2, 1871
Tuesday, October 3, 1871
Wednesday, October 4, 1871
Where Gwen Finds Hope
Thursday, October 5, 1871
Friday, October 6, 1871
Saturday, October 7, 1871
Sunday, October 8, 1871
Aboard the Illinois Central Train, 1871
Monday, October 16, 1871
Another Monster
Epilogue
Life in America in 1871
Historical Note
Diary Keeping
Boarding Schools
Labor Unrest in America
Workers Unite
Property Laws and the Status of Women
Children with Disabilities
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Railroad Travel
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Other books in the Dear America series
Copyright
