The Bronze Bow is a novel written by Elizabeth George Speare and was first published in 1961 by publishing house, Houghton Mifflin. It was preceded by The Witch of Blackbird Pond (1958) and followed by Life in Colonial America (1963).
The Sign of the Beaver is a children's novel written by renowned author Elizabeth George Spear. The story is set in the 1760s in the woods of Maine, close to the Penobscot River. It is commonly set as required reading for elementary school...
Elizabeth George Speare was born in 1908 and died in 1994. A novelist best known for her historical fiction, Speare won two Newberry awards for children's literature. Published in 1958, The Witch of Blackbird Pond was Speare's second historical...