England and America are made of the same history and heroes. England is home to many Americans, because their ancestors set out from it to discover their new country. Madeline Brandeis, Little Tom of England
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A Storybook City
Tom had said that the fishing village where his own family lived was near the birthplace of King Arthur. He had read to Bob about England’s many bloody wars; about William the Conqueror who, in the long ago, invaded Britain and made himself the first Norman king; about Henry the Eighth and powerful Queen Elizabeth.…… Continue reading A Storybook City
Native Village
That afternoon Tom stood on the top of a hill, looking down at his native village. Never, perhaps, has there been such a strangely adorable place as Clovelly. It is made of one narrow, cobbled street, steep as a mountain side, and it leads down to a tiny harbor. Funny, crooked houses lean together, their…… Continue reading Native Village
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