Tree of Freedom
During the American Revolution, the Venable family leaves North Carolina to seek new land and get away from British oppression. Their exciting month-long trek over the mountains to Kentucky starts them on the way to new freedom, symbolized by the apple tree, whose seeds have come with the family all the way from France.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1950 (Honor Title)
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 9780844664019