contents of table My Story 4 Timeline 22 Glossary 24 Index 24 About the author Katie Marsico is the author of more than 200 reference books for children and young adults She lives with her husband and six children near Chicago Illinois About the illustrator Jeff Bane and his two business partners own a studio along the American River in Folsom California home of the 1849 Gold Rush When Jeff’s not sketching or illustrating for clients he’s either swimming or kayaking in the river to relax 3
story my I was born in Maryland My father was once a slave My mother was free I was raised free We lived on a farm 4
