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Abner's Journey to America is an historically accurate adventure story which tells of ten year old Abner, his family, his friends and members of his religious group who are forced to leave home in central Europe in the 1730s. They not only encounter many dangers including pirates, storms, thieves, illness, death, little food and bad water, many find that to pay for their passage to America they must become indentured servants. Abner is among t...

With the comforts of their Bavarian homes far behind them, ten year-old Abner and his friends are among the Brethren refugees challenged once again to trust God. They must wait on the eastern banks of the Susquehanna River until Thomas Penn signs a treaty with the Susquehannock Indians. This treaty will allow them to safely go forward to their promised lands in York County, Pennsylvania. Daily Abner's family and friends anticipate the signal t...

With the comforts of their Bavarian homes far behind them, ten year-old Abner and his friends are among the Brethren refugees challenged once again to trust God. They must wait on the eastern banks of the Susquehanna River until Thomas Penn signs a treaty with the Susquehannock Indians. This treaty will allow them to safely go forward to their promised lands in York County, Pennsylvania. Daily Abner's family and friends anticipate the signal t...

It is 1730. Abner, ten, and his family's religious group are refugees that are Pennsylvania bound, not knowing where danger lurks, where they will sleep or find food. Pennsylvania Dutch roots, language, culture, and food are explored as Abner learns life's lessons.

Abner?s Story delves into the 1730 world of a pre-American Pennsylvania Dutch family as seen by ten-year-old Abner. Historically accurate, the fast moving plot has Pennsylvania Dutch speech patterns, superstitions, religious persecution, ethical values, humor, mystery and more.