contents of table My Story 4 Timeline 22 Glossary 24 Index 24 About the author Emma E Haldy is a former librarian and a proud Michigander She lives with her husband Joe and an ever-growing collection of books 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 Virginia It was 1856 I was black I came from a family of slaves 4
